Shadow IoT refers to the use of connected devices, often called the “internet of things” or IoT, in the workplace. In the IoT era, the world is more connected than ever. IoT transformation has resulted in device connections to grow at a rapid pace. ZK Research has forecast that by the end of 2023 there will be 80 billion connected endpoints.
That creates a number of new security risks for enterprise IT, since they don’t have the same level of control over these devices as they do traditional endpoints. Unauthorized shadow IoT devices, even those oriented to consumers such as Alexa devices, Teslas and Peloton bikes, are increasingly being deployed in the enterprise and alarming new data reveals it’s becoming a real problem.
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