Portnox, a leader in cloud-native, zero-trust access and endpoint security solutions, announced the general availability of a cloud-native IoT security solution to help mid-market and enterprise businesses address rising Internet of Things (IoT) security threats. Available via the Portnox Cloud, Portnox’s IoT fingerprinting and profiling capabilities empower organizations to identify, authenticate, authorize and segment IoT devices across their network to ensure an effective zero-trust security posture.
Juniper Research predicts the number of IoT connections will surge to 83 billion by 2024, while Ponemon Institute found that most (94 percent) organizations think a security incident related to unsecured IoT devices or applications could be catastrophic.
Large enterprises are not alone when it comes to rising IoT security headaches – organizations of all sizes are trying to strengthen their security postures to account for the surge of threats tied to the rising operational dependence on IoT. With so many IoT devices – printers, cameras, thermostats, sensors, monitors, etc. – in use across all types of organizations, the ability to onboard and enforce IoT device authentication, control and security policies across the network is mission critical.
Already helping more than 1,000 organizations navigate cybersecurity threats, Portnox solutions are purpose-built to be easy to use, scale and manage. With the addition of IoT fingerprinting and profiling to the Portnox Cloud, Portnox customers can enjoy enhanced confidence in the security posture of their network with respect to IoT – without the cost and resource demands associated with traditional on-premises IoT security solutions that can often be complex to configure, deploy, and maintain.
With the latest solution expansion, the Portnox Cloud now provides organizations with:
- Complete device visibility and access policy enforcement across the network for all major device groups– IoT, bring your own device (BYOD) and managed devices
- Enhanced IoT fingerprinting and profiling accuracy powered by artificial intelligence and machine learning
- Strengthened organizational zero trust security postures, accounting for all devices and access layers – on-site and remote
This technology unlocks additional capabilities, such as automatic policy mapping based on fingerprints and leveraging fingerprinting data to thwart potential MAC Address spoofing risks. Portnox customers also can use fingerprinting information to provide EoL/EoS dates, as well as list potential security vulnerabilities on the endpoint to augment network access and remediation policies.
Portnox continues to expand its zero-trust security offerings across the Portnox Cloud. The company is exploring new ways to add agentless risk assessment policy enforcement, as well as data capture options to increase IoT fingerprinting access and automate micro-segmentation and quarantining for IoT devices in future iterations of the solution.
Effective immediately, IoT fingerprinting and profiling will be included in Portnox’s NAC-as-a-service subscription for organizations with more than 500 devices. Find details on pricing packages here.
For information visit www.portnox.com.
