Nationwide: SMB Owners Lax on IoT Security Risk | PYMNTS.com
The Nationwide fourth annual business owner survey released at the end of last month, which surveyed 1,000 small and mid-sized business owners about their views on cybersecurity, found that an overwhelming majority – 91 percent – use connected technology. But 48 percent of those surveyed are “unconcerned” that devices – ranging from sensors to drones and used across any number of verticals – may boost their likelihood of cyberattacks.
Amid the streamlining there also lies risk. Nunziata said that the same technologies that report back to a server render firms vulnerable to hackers as they offer up more points of access.