"In every corner of the modern economy, connected devices are quietly reshaping how organizations operate. From hospitals and retail outlets to factories and utilities, the Internet of Things (IoT) and operational technology (OT) have become the proverbial digital backbone of industry. Yet as the number of connected devices heads towards 40 billion globally by 2030, their scale and complexity are testing the limits of traditional cybersecurity."
"The challenge goes deeper than how many devices there are (and there are a lot!) to, more importantly, how they interact. Security firms consistently bang on about how "each new connection extends the potential attack surface". What that means in practice is the creation of pathways for lateral movement that can turn a single, seemingly innocuous, compromise into a full-blown breach. For the channel, helping customers detect, contain, and prevent that movement is becoming a major priority as well as a commercial opportunity."
Connected devices are reshaping operations across hospitals, retail, factories, and utilities as IoT and OT become the digital backbone of industry. Device counts are projected to approach 40 billion globally by 2030, creating scale and complexity that outstrip traditional cybersecurity. The core risk is how devices interact: each new connection expands potential attack surfaces and creates pathways for lateral movement. Many IoT and OT endpoints cannot run security agents, lack patch management, or support standard authentication, leaving them invisible to existing tools while sharing networks with sensitive systems. Attackers target these softer edges—HVAC, lifts, payment terminals—to move laterally toward critical assets. Helping customers detect, contain, and prevent lateral movement is an urgent commercial priority for the channel.
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