IoT DEVICE SECURITY

1.Cisco IoT Security

Cisco's Industrial Threat Defense offers a comprehensive approach to securing Operational Technology (OT), Industrial Control Systems (ICS), and cyber-physical systems.

Key features include:

  • Utilizing the network as a sensor, Cisco provides full visibility into OT/ICS assets and their behaviors, enabling organizations to inventory their industrial assets and understand their security posture.

  • Enforces ISA/IEC62443 zones and conduits, implementing a zero-trust micro-segmentation strategy to prevent threats from spreading within the network.

  • Integrates OT insights into IT security tools, allowing for unified threat detection, investigation, and resolution across both IT and OT environments.

  • Provides cloud-delivered secure remote access, enabling OT teams to manage industrial assets from anywhere while avoiding shadow IT.

  • Cisco's solution is modular and works with existing security tools, allowing for seamless integration into current infrastructures.

2. Fortinet IoT Security

Fortinet delivers end-to-end security for IoT devices through its Fortinet Security Fabric.

Key features include:

  • FortiNAC provides comprehensive visibility into all IoT devices connected to the network, automatically identifying and profiling them to assess risk.

  • FortiGuard Labs offers real-time updates and analysis to protect IoT environments from emerging threats, leveraging global threat intelligence to stay ahead of attackers.

  • Enforces granular policies to isolate IoT devices from critical systems, reducing the risk of lateral movement by threats within the network.

  • FortiGate firewalls and FortiOS include IoT-specific profiles to automate security configurations, ensuring consistent protection across diverse IoT deployments.

  • Fortinet’s zero-trust network access (ZTNA) ensures that only authenticated and authorized devices can connect to the network, enhancing overall security posture.

3.Palo Alto Networks IoT Security

Palo Alto Networks offers advanced IoT security capabilities integrated into its Prisma Access and Next-Generatio Firewall platforms.

Highlights include:

  • Utilizes machine learning to automatically classify and baseline IoT devices without manual configuration, ensuring accurate and up-to-date device inventories.

  • Monitors device behavior to detect anomalies and potential threats, providing early warning signs of compromised devices.

  • Updates policies in real-time based on the risk profile of IoT devices, ensuring that security measures adapt to changing threat landscapes.

  • Integrates with Threat Prevention and WildFire services for enhanced protection against malware and exploits, leveraging cloud-based analysis to identify and block threats.

  • As a cloud-delivered service, Enterprise IoT Security can be activated quickly, providing IoT device visibility and security within minutes.

4. Tenable IoT Security

Tenable specializes in vulnerability management for IoT devices, leveraging its expertise in cyber exposure.

Key offerings include:

  • Tenable.ot identifies all connected IoT devices and assesses their security posture, providing a clear inventory of assets.

  • Continuously scans IoT devices for vulnerabilities, misconfigurations, and outdated firmware, ensuring that security gaps are identified promptly.

  • Provides risk-based insights to help organizations prioritize remediation efforts, focusing on the most critical vulnerabilities that pose the greatest risk.

  • Ensures IoT security is part of the broader operational technology ecosystem, aligning with industrial control systems for comprehensive protection.

  • Delivers clear, actionable insights to enhance the security of IoT environments, enabling informed decision-making.

5. Aruba Networks IoT Security

Aruba Networks, a Hewlett Packard Enterprise company, focuses on securing IoT deployments through its Edge Services Platform (ESP).

Key features include:

  • Provides centralized management for IoT devices across wired and wireless networks, simplifying operations and ensuring consistent security policies.

  • Aruba ClearPass Policy Manager automatically detects and profiles IoT devices, assigning appropriate roles and access privileges.

  • Ensures each device operates within its assigned segment, minimizing exposure and containing potential threats.

  • Incorporates Zero Trust principles to verify and secure IoT devices before granting access, ensuring that only trusted devices communicate within the network.

  • Leverages AI to identify and respond to anomalies in IoT traffic patterns, providing proactive threat detection and response.

6. Darktrace IoT Security

Darktrace employs artificial intelligence to deliver self-learning IoT security. Its

key features include:

  • Uses AI to identify abnormal device behavior and emerging threats without relying on predefined rules or signatures.

  • Continuously adapts to evolving IoT ecosystems, learning the normal 'pattern of life' for devices to detect deviations.

  • The Antigena solution can autonomously respond to threats in seconds, taking actions such as slowing down or isolating compromised devices.

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7.SentinelOne IoT Security

SentinelOne offers a comprehensive IoT security solution through its Ranger module, which is integrated into the SentinelOne platform.

Key features include:

  • Ranger autonomously identifies and profiles all devices connected to the network without requiring additional hardware or network changes. This ensures comprehensive visibility into the IoT landscape.

  • Utilizing AI-powered prevention, detection, response, and hunting capabilities, SentinelOne provides real-time monitoring and protection across endpoints, containers, cloud workloads, and IoT devices.

  • Ranger leverages protected endpoints as distributed network sensors, offering full visibility into network activities and enabling the detection of rogue devices and anomalous behavior.

  • Security teams can define and enforce policies across all connected devices, ensuring that only authorized devices communicate within the network.

  • SentinelOne enriches the Armis platform with device metadata and application inventory, providing unparalleled visibility into SentinelOne-managed endpoints.

SentinelOne's approach emphasizes autonomous protection, leveraging AI to adapt to evolving threats and providing comprehensive security across the entire IoT ecosystem.

8. Arctic Wolf IoT Security

Arctic Wolf provides managed security services tailored to IoT environments, focusing on comprehensive monitoring and threat detection.

Key aspects include:

  • Arctic Wolf offers 24/7 monitoring of IoT devices, identifying and responding to threats in real-time.

  • Their SOC analysts work as an extension of internal teams, providing expertise in threat detection and incident response.

  • Arctic Wolf identifies vulnerabilities in IoT devices and provides actionable guidance to mitigate risks.

  • Leveraging proprietary insights, Arctic Wolf stays ahead of emerging IoT threats, ensuring proactive defense measures.

  • Aligns IoT security measures with an organization’s specific needs, ensuring tailored protection strategies.

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