How Palo Alto Networks IoT Security Achieves 70x Time Savings Protecting IoT Devices in the Enterprise

The mission of Palo Alto Networks is to ensure that each day is more secure than the last. As part of that mission, Palo Alto Networks has delivered a steady stream of innovations to help organizations secure their digital transformation technologies.

One prime example of digital transformation is the rise of the Internet of Things (IoT), Internet of Medical Things (IoMT), and Operational Technology (OT) devices, including surveillance cameras, temperature monitoring sensors, public retail kiosks, and healthcare as well as manufacturing equipment that streamline business processes and transmit data to applications for monitoring business functions. IoT devices have seen exponential growth in the enterprise in the past five years. According to a 2020 Gartner study, more than 80% of organizations currently use IoT technology to solve their business challenges. Palo Alto Networks Unit 42 IoT Threat Report found that, on average, 30% of the devices found on a typical enterprise network can be defined as IoT devices.