--- title: "Does iot stand for ‘internet of threats’?" page_name: "Does IoT Stand for ‘Internet of Threats’?" type: "blog" slug: "iot-internet-of-threats" published_at: "2017-09-21" modified_at: "2025-05-09" url: "https://www.sumologic.com/blog/iot-internet-of-threats" canonical: "https://www.sumologic.com/blog/iot-internet-of-threats" markdown_url: "https://www.sumologic.com/blog/iot-internet-of-threats.md" lang: "en" excerpt: "Check out the latest video with George on why authentication is the first step you should take to secure IoT and protect networks and sensitive data." taxonomy_blog_category: - "Compliance" - "SecOps & Security" --- [ All blogs ](https://www.sumologic.com/blog "blog")[Compliance](https://www.sumologic.com/blog/compliance), [SecOps & Security](https://www.sumologic.com/blog/secops-security) # Does IoT Stand for ‘Internet of Threats’? [Melissa Beck](#blog-author-block-218) September 21, 2017 0 min read [Compliance](https://www.sumologic.com/blog/compliance), [SecOps & Security](https://www.sumologic.com/blog/secops-security) ##### Table of contents Analyst firm [Gartner](http://www.gartner.com/newsroom/id/3598917) forecasts that 8.4 billion connected things (think smartphones, refrigerators, headphones, wearable devices, etc.) will be in use worldwide in 2017, up 31 percent from 2016, and will reach 20.4 billion by 2020. This explosive growth of the Internet of Things (IoT) is causing some serious heartburn for IT and security teams, as this is also becoming the number one potential source of security breaches within organizations. Why? These devices connect to and transfer data over a network (increasingly corporate networks) which creates security and privacy issues including data protection, passwords, etc. Check out this latest SnapSec Chat video with Sumo Logic’s VP of Security & Compliance George Gerchow on why authentication is the first step you should take to secure IoT and protect networks and sensitive data. ### Article Tags - [Compliance](https://www.sumologic.com/blog/compliance) - [SecOps & Security](https://www.sumologic.com/blog/secops-security) Melissa Beck VP, Corporate Marketing Melissa is a strategic communications professional with 20+ years of experience developing and scaling global communications and influencer programs. Currently, she leads global communications for Sumo Logic focusing on corporate thought leadership, customer advocacy, employee communications and social media. In addition, she runs Sumo Logic’s Customer Advisory Board. [](https://www.sumologic.com/feed "RSS Feed")[](https://twitter.com/intent/tweet?text=Does%20IoT%20Stand%20for%20%E2%80%98Internet%20of%20Threats%E2%80%99%3F&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sumologic.com%2Fblog%2Fiot-internet-of-threats "X")[](https://www.facebook.com/sharer/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sumologic.com%2Fblog%2Fiot-internet-of-threats "Facebook")[](https://www.linkedin.com/sharing/share-offsite/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sumologic.com%2Fblog%2Fiot-internet-of-threats "Linkedin") [Previous blog SIEM is Not the Same for Cloud Security](https://www.sumologic.com/blog/siem-not-cloud-security)[Next blog Docker Monitoring: A Complete Guide](https://www.sumologic.com/blog/docker-monitoring) People who read this also enjoyed [ Sumo Logic AWS Region European Sovereign Cloud is now generally available June 2, 2026 ](https://www.sumologic.com/blog/sumo-logic-aws-region-european-sovereign-cloud-generally-available)[ Rethinking data governance and global compliance February 18, 2026 ](https://www.sumologic.com/blog/rethinking-data-governance-global-compliance)[ NIS2: Prepping your cybersecurity plan December 19, 2023 ](https://www.sumologic.com/blog/nis2-prepping-your-cybersecurity-plan)[ Cyber attackers hit the jackpot: learn why casinos aren’t the only ones vulnerable September 19, 2023 ](https://www.sumologic.com/blog/cyber-attackers-jackpot-vulnerabilities) [AI Instructions](https://www.sumologic.com/ai-instructions.md)