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Overcoming Security Hurdles for IOT Projects

By Phil Beecher, CEO and President, Wi-SUN Alliance

Five years ago, Wi-SUN Alliance published its first Internet of Things (IoT) ‘state of the nation’ report.

At the time, we were not surprised to see security as one of the main concerns among survey respondents
(IT decision makers who are IoT adopters in UK and US organizations), with the majority ranking security
as one of their top three challenges when rolling out IoT. But attitudes – and barriers to adoption – are
changing.

This year we revisited the study to see how attitudes and adoption patterns have changed within
organizations across a range of different industries, from energy & utilities and telecommunications to
construction and government.

The message is loud and clear, IoT is now a bigger IT priority than ever across all sectors. More than
90% agree they must invest in IoT technologies over the next 12-18 months, to help gain competitive
advantage, reduce operational costs, and create business efficiencies.

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