Upcoming Challenges for Cybersecurity Professionals in Cloud and IOT
The potential of the Internet of Things (IoT) is almost limitless. The Internet of Things is poised to transform our society a safer and more comfortable one, from linked homes to connected automobiles 2014 to sensors monitoring traffic and natural disasters. But new dangers come along with this new generation of technology. Opportunities for hackers grow as more gadgets are connected to the cloud. IoT Analytics' research predicts that in 2022 there will be 14.4 billion active endpoints and an 18% increase in IoT active connections. This comes after an 8% growth in 2021, when there were 12.2 billion active endpoints. Even though this increase is tremendous, the ongoing chip scarcity is impeding it. Cloud computing is anticipated to rise by 20.4% in 2022, according to Gartner. Infrastructure, platforms, desktop-as-a-service, and the need to access to applications and data from any location are driving this continuous expansion. IoT device proliferation and cloud computing lead to a...