This report focuses on the global Internet of Things (IoT) Security status, future forecast, growth opportunity, key market and key players. The study objectives are to present the Internet of Things (IoT) Security development in North America, Europe, China, Japan, Southeast Asia, India and Central & South America.

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The study objectives of this report are:

To analyze global Internet of Things (IoT) Security status, future forecast, growth opportunity, key market and key players.

To present the Internet of Things (IoT) Security development in North America, Europe, China, Japan, Southeast Asia, India and Central & South America.

To strategically profile the key players and comprehensively analyze their development plan and strategies.

To define, describe and forecast the market by type, market and key regions.

In this study, the years considered to estimate the market size of Internet of Things (IoT) Security are as follows:

For the data information by region, company, type and application, 2019 is considered as the base year. Whenever data information was unavailable for the base year, the prior year has been considered.

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1 Report Overview

1.1 Study Scope

1.2 Key Market Segments

1.3 Players Covered: Ranking by Internet of Things (IoT) Security Revenue

1.4 Market Analysis by Type

1.4.1 Global Internet of Things (IoT) Security Market Size Growth Rate by Type: 2020 VS 2026

1.4.2 Network Security

1.4.3 Endpoint Security

1.4.4 Application Security

1.4.5 Cloud Security

1.4.6 Others

1.5 Market by Application

1.5.1 Global Internet of Things (IoT) Security Market Share by Application: 2020 VS 2026

1.5.2 Building and Home Automation

1.5.3 Supply Chain Management

1.5.4 Patient Information Management

1.5.5 Energy and Utilities Management

1.5.6 Customer Information Security

1.5.7 Other

1.6 Study Objectives

1.7 Years Considered

2 Global Growth Trends by Regions

2.1 Internet of Things (IoT) Security Market Perspective (2015-2026)

2.2 Internet of Things (IoT) Security Growth Trends by Regions

2.2.1 Internet of Things (IoT) Security Market Size by Regions: 2015 VS 2020 VS 2026

2.2.2 Internet of Things (IoT) Security Historic Market Share by Regions (2015-2020)

2.2.3 Internet of Things (IoT) Security Forecasted Market Size by Regions (2021-2026)

2.3 Industry Trends and Growth Strategy

2.3.1 Market Top Trends

2.3.2 Market Drivers

2.3.3 Market Challenges

2.3.4 Porters Five Forces Analysis

2.3.5 Internet of Things (IoT) Security Market Growth Strategy

2.3.6 Primary Interviews with Key Internet of Things (IoT) Security Players (Opinion Leaders)

3 Competition Landscape by Key Players

3.1 Global Top Internet of Things (IoT) Security Players by Market Size

3.1.1 Global Top Internet of Things (IoT) Security Players by Revenue (2015-2020)

3.1.2 Global Internet of Things (IoT) Security Revenue Market Share by Players (2015-2020)

3.1.3 Global Internet of Things (IoT) Security Market Share by Company Type (Tier 1, Tier 2 and Tier 3)

3.2 Global Internet of Things (IoT) Security Market Concentration Ratio

3.2.1 Global Internet of Things (IoT) Security Market Concentration Ratio (CR5 and HHI)

3.2.2 Global Top 10 and Top 5 Companies by Internet of Things (IoT) Security Revenue in 2019

3.3 Internet of Things (IoT) Security Key Players Head office and Area Served

3.4 Key Players Internet of Things (IoT) Security Product Solution and Service

3.5 Date of Enter into Internet of Things (IoT) Security Market

3.6 Mergers & Acquisitions, Expansion Plans

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If you have always feared to play at online casinos, its time to try cryptocurrency gambling. This is the future of casino payments as it guarantees anonymity and security. With rising concerns over internet security, the use of bitcoin and other cryptos continue altering the digital gambling landscape.

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The internet of things (IoT) has been insecure since the first connected refrigerator woke up and asked for more milk. But while having your fridge hacked seems at best amusing and at worst inconvenient, the nightmare scenario is a matter of national security. Imagine hundreds of thousands of smart refrigerators, all with the same default password, hacked to direct a flood of web traffic against key internet servers, paralyzing them. Swap smart fridges for security cameras and DVD players, and you have the Dyn cyberattack of 2016.

At the heart of most home networks, and many industrial ones, is the humble wireless router. The security of these popular hubs is a prominent concern because they form the core of IoT networks. Against the steady drumbeat of major security flaws disclosed in the code running these devicesincluding several in just the past monthresearchers have seen little progress in router security over the past 15 years. Serious vulnerabilities in home Wi-Fi routers can open the door for attackers to gain access to local networks and other connected systems. As the U.S. faces a surge of attacks exploiting the widespread uncertainty and confusion wrought by the coronavirus pandemic, these concerns have become all the more urgent.

Routers exemplify the challenges for IoT security: widening dependence, poor security practices, and manufacturers based around the world beyond the reach of a single jurisdiction.

This issue of jurisdiction is critical. Even with a clear security framework for manufacturers, supported by the kind of congressionally backed enforcement proposed by the U.S. Cyberspace Solarium Commission, most manufacturers in this market are based outside the United States. The IoT supply chain is global, and any policy solution must account for this fact.

In a new paper, we propose to leverage these supply chains as part of the solution. Selling to U.S. consumers generally requires that IoT manufacturers sell through a U.S. subsidiary or, more commonly, a domestic distributor like Best Buy or Amazon. The Federal Trade Commission can apply regulatory pressure to this distributor to sell only products that meet the requirements of a security framework developed by U.S. cybersecurity agencies. That would put pressure on manufacturers to make sure their products are compliant with the standards set out in this security framework, including pressuring their component vendors and original device manufacturers to make sure they supply parts that meet the recognized security framework.

Companies are asking for testable IoT standards that would help them accurately and consistently communicate the safety of the products they sell to customers. Distributors like Target already have internal processes in place to ensure that all products on their shelves comply with relevant safety and quality standards. Efforts like the recent NIST Internal Report 8259 are good candidates for such a framework, preventing the Federal Trade Commission from having to endorse or promulgate its own standards. Other examples, like the Japanese governments IoT Security Safety Framework, evince welcome concern about the issue but, at present, are too abstract to be enforceable on manufacturing and design processes.

Additionally, a national labeling scheme would help distributors identify compliant products and provide a pathway for consumer pressure on manufacturers. One recent survey found 87 percent of consumers believe it is the manufacturers responsibility to secure their IoT products. A labeling scheme would provide another pathway for that sentiment to shape the marketplace. The Cyberspace Solarium Commissions recommendation for a National Cybersecurity Certification and Labeling Authority would help concentrate market information about good security practices and provide accessible ratings to users. Last month, Carnegie Mellons CyLab demonstrated a prototype IoT security labeling scheme, based on several years of work meant to condense key security measures into a concise set of words and images.

These policy tools are not limited to the United States. Earlier this year, Singapore unveiled its own plan for such a labeling scheme for Wi-Fi routers and smart home products, an encouraging sign that this could be a feasible way to remove poorly secured IoT devices from the global market. The U.K.s Code of Practice presents a similar opportunity to hold retailers and distributors accountable for products they sell, offering 13 security guidelines for IoT manufacturers and service providers. Following a public consultation in 2019, the U.K. government explored a mandatory security labeling scheme, as well as an outright ban of the sale of products that do not adhere to the top three guidelines: no default passwords, implementation of a vulnerability disclosure policy, and regular software updates backed by an end-of-life policy. Building on the U.K.s work, the European Telecommunications Standards Institute (ETSI) launched its consumer IoT security standard last year, while the EU Agency for Cybersecurity published its Good Practices report outlining baseline security recommendations for the IoT. A proposal from Australias IoT Alliance for an independent certification scheme, called Trust Mark, would provide the kind of security labeling we call for.

Any of these efforts could provide an effective candidate for an international security framework, especially if harmonized with a U.S. standard. Cross-national coordination with other countries that have major markets for IoT products is crucial for preventing jurisdiction hopping by manufacturers. Europe is an important partner for such cooperation, given the EUs recent focus on security standards and certification.

The poor state of IoT security is nothing new, but the growing array of policy initiatives and security standards to address it is a welcome sign. It would be a genuine loss for the public interest if these efforts floundered due to jurisdictional boundaries and the limitations of domestic enforcement. Establishing and harmonizing security standards across borders is an important step toward a more secure IoT ecosystem. The IoT supply chain has so far been a channel for risk into our homes. We can use that same channel to push security back up through the supply chain.

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Women are highly underrepresented in the field of cybersecurity. In 2017, womens share in the U.S. cybersecurity field was 14%, compared to 48% in the general workforce.

The problem is more acute outside the U.S. In 2018, women accounted for 10% of the cybersecurity workforce in the Asia-Pacific region, 9% in Africa, 8% in Latin America, 7% in Europe and 5% in the Middle East.

Women are even less well represented in the upper echelons of security leadership. Only 1% of female internet security workers are in senior management positions.

I study online crime and security issues facing consumers, organizations and nations. In my research, I have found that internet security requires strategies beyond technical solutions. Womens representation is important because women tend to offer viewpoints and perspectives that are different from mens, and these underrepresented perspectives are critical in addressing cyber risks.

The low representation of women in internet security is linked to the broader problem of their low representation in the science, technology, engineering and mathematics fields. Only 30% of scientists and engineers in the U.S. are women.

The societal view is that internet security is a job that men do, though there is nothing inherent in gender that predisposes men to be more interested in or more adept at cybersecurity. In addition, the industry mistakenly gives potential employees the impression that only technical skills matter in cybersecurity, which can give women the impression that the field is overly technical or even boring.

Women are also generally not presented with opportunities in information technology fields. In a survey of women pursuing careers outside of IT fields, 69% indicated that the main reason they didnt pursue opportunities in IT was because they were unaware of them.

Organizations often fail to try to recruit women to work in cybersecurity. According to a survey conducted by IT security company Tessian, only about half of the respondents said that their organizations were doing enough to recruit women into cybersecurity roles.

Gender bias in job ads further discourages women from applying. Online cybersecurity job ads often lack gender-neutral language.

Boosting womens involvement in information security makes both security and business sense. Female leaders in this area tend to prioritize important areas that males often overlook. This is partly due to their backgrounds. Forty-four percent of women in information security fields have degrees in business and social sciences, compared to 30% of men.

Female internet security professionals put a higher priority on internal training and education in security and risk management. Women are also stronger advocates for online training, which is a flexible, low-cost way of increasing employees awareness of security issues.

Female internet security professionals are also adept at selecting partner organizations to develop secure software. Women tend to pay more attention to partner organizations qualifications and personnel, and they assess partners ability to meet contractual obligations. They also prefer partners that are willing to perform independent security tests.

Increasing womens participation in cybersecurity is a business issue as well as a gender issue. According to an Ernst & Young report, by 2028 women will control 75% of discretionary consumer spending worldwide. Security considerations like encryption, fraud detection and biometrics are becoming important in consumers buying decisions. Product designs require a trade-off between cybersecurity and usability. Female cybersecurity professionals can make better-informed decisions about such trade-offs for products that are targeted at female customers.

Attracting more women to cybersecurity requires governments, nonprofit organizations, professional and trade associations and the private sector to work together. Public-private partnership projects could help solve the problem in the long run.

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One example is Israels Shift community, previously known as the CyberGirlz program, which is jointly financed by the countrys Defense Ministry, the Rashi Foundation and Start-Up Nation Central. It identifies high school girls with aptitude, desire and natural curiosity to learn IT and and helps them develop those skills.

The girls participate in hackathons and training programs, and get advice, guidance and support from female mentors. Some of the mentors are from elite technology units of the countrys military. The participants learn hacking skills, network analysis and the Python programming language. They also practice simulating cyber-attacks to find potential vulnerabilities. By 2018, about 2,000 girls participated in the CyberGirlz Club and the CyberGirlz Community.

In 2017, cybersecurity firm Palo Alto Networks teamed up with the Girl Scouts of the USA to develop cybersecurity badges. The goal is to foster cybersecurity knowledge and develop interest in the profession. The curriculum includes the basics of computer networks, cyberattacks and online safety.

Professional associations can also foster interest in cybersecurity and help women develop relevant knowledge. For example, Women in Cybersecurity of Spain has started a mentoring program that supports female cybersecurity professionals early in their careers.

Some industry groups have collaborated with big companies. In 2018, Microsoft India and the Data Security Council of India launched the CyberShikshaa program in order to create a pool of skilled female cybersecurity professionals.

Some technology companies have launched programs to foster womens interest in and confidence to pursue internet security careers. One example is IBM Securitys Women in Security Excelling program, formed in 2015.

Attracting more women to the cybersecurity field requires a range of efforts. Cybersecurity job ads should be written so that female professionals feel welcome to apply. Recruitment efforts should focus on academic institutions with high female enrollment. Corporations should ensure that female employees see cybersecurity as a good option for internal career changes. And governments should work with the private sector and academic institutions to get young girls interested in cybersecurity.

Increasing womens participation in cybersecurity is good for women, good for business and good for society.

This article is republished from The ConversationbyNir Kshetri, Professor of Management, University of North Carolina Greensborounder a Creative Commons license. Read the original article.

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How can businesses take advantage of these findings? What can companies do to ensure that they are protecting themselves in this new work from home (WFH) environment?

Seshadri: Businesses can leverage these insights to understand what matters to their consumers and act where it makes a difference. They can also leverage these findings to identify potential gaps in their efforts to secure their data and infrastructure and take necessary action.

For instance, the survey found that only 32% people were seriously concerned about a data breach while working remotely, reflecting a false sense of security. This certainly puts the onus on organisations to secure their data and assets from malicious attacks which are so rampant now. There are a few things that companies can do to ensure they are protecting themselves in this new WFH environment:

Reduce dependence on VPNs: Make it easier for employees to be secure when connecting from home, and that means less use of old-style VPNs that dont scale and arent suited for the Covid era. Companies should embrace a zero-trust approach and technology, including always-on encrypted direct access, identity verification tools, and a software-defined perimeter to limit the damage from malware getting in.

Empower employees to manage the risks of a WFH environment: Employees are a critical link in the security net of any company and it is important that we empower them with the right knowledge and skill sets to combat the threats of a WFH world.

Leverage technologies like biometrics to enhance security: It is time to explore technologies such as biometrics to extend safety precautions in the age of work from home. Firms can equip their employees with additional security controls such as multi-factor authentication, or even biometric logins such as facial recognition or fingerprint scans, which are not as easy to breach as some of the more traditional approaches.

Leverage emerging technologies and approaches to fortify the security ecosystem: Companies should look at how they can embed technologies like artificial intelligence and machine learning into their security ecosystem to improve their cyber posture. They should also embrace approaches like microsegmentation to strengthen their security posture.

Prepare for an attack: Cyberattacks are considered a matter of when and not if, given the level of sophistication of cyber threats. Reducing the attack surface via approaches like microsegmentation could go a long way in protecting corporate data and systems. Organisations should also look beyond winning with security and focus on resilience and trust as this could be the difference between whether an organisation recovers or not after a cyberattack.

How can individuals protect themselves from identity theft?

Seshadri: The survey revealed that identity theft is the topmost security concern in India with 83% people being concerned about it. For the past four years, identity theft has remained the top concern among consumers globally as well. One reason for this is the high threat recognition and clear potential impact that identity theft has among consumers. Identity theft is often associated with financial crimes, illegal immigration, terrorism, espionage and blackmail, making people seriously concerned about the issue.

Individuals need to stay cautious and work harder to stay safe in this new environment, whether working from home or just sharing and interacting more online. Here are a few tips that will help:

* Be aware of the IT security policies and procedures of their organisation. In case they are using personal hardware or downloading software for work, it is recommended that they seek approval from their IT department

* Update passwords on hardware such as cable boxes and internet modems regularly and not share any passwords with anyone

* Install all applicable software patches and updates to keep their personal and official devices secure. This has to be done on an ongoing basis

* Trust their intuition and ignore suspicious calls or emails that ask for personal information

* Verify all hyperlinks by examining the domain in the URL and using online search engines to verify links independently

* Secure their hardware by updating to the latest firmware and checking the brand and model for security risks

* Protect their video calls by using new links and making sure meetings are password protected

What should for individuals, businesses, and governments do to increase security?

Seshadri: The results of the index prompt us to suggest actions that individuals, businesses, and governments should take to increase security:

Individuals: They need to be more aware of the security threats in a remote working environment and never drop their guard. They must follow IT security guidelines to secure their personal data and organisational data that they deal with as part of their work.

Enterprises and governments: They need to take actions to increase security and address the security concerns cited by consumers. This could include:

* Adopting a zero-trust security model in their organisations that assumes all network traffic is a potential threat

* Not neglecting security basics like standard password protection and employee education

* Approaching security with clients, customers, and constituents in mind

* Collaborating with business partners to address common challenges

Governments also have a role to play in creating and implementing regulatory frameworks that address the concerns raised and ensure greater security for individuals and businesses.

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