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Updated onJuly 30, 2021

updated onJuly 30, 2021

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Microsoft announced the general availability for Azure Defender for IoT, a built-in dedicated security solution specifically for Internet of Things (IoT) and operational technology (OT) devices.

IoT security risks are on the increase among all organizations that employ smart technologies in their infrastructure. Yet, IoT security solutions are harder to find.

So the move is meant to fill a gap in the security layer of many large businesses in various industry domains, whose infrastructure includes smart devices, and who are also threatened by cyber-attacks.

As the release notepoints out:

Many IoT and OT devices do not support the installation of agents and are currently unmanaged and therefore invisible to IT and security teams. Without this visibility, it is extremely challenging to detect if your IoT and OT infrastructure has been compromised.

Moreover,traditional security softwarecan’t be deployed for such infrastructures, leaving them even more vulnerable.

How to secure IoT/OT devices with Azure Defender

The now generally available Azure Defender for IoT uses CyberX-based agentless behavioral analytics and threat intelligence to detect possible threats.

Much like regular antivirus solutions, this is what Azure Defender for IoT can do for your network:

Azure Defender for IoT

A great advantage of Azure Defender for IoT is that it uses a flexible deployment model including in environments protected with the Azure Sphere or Azure Sentinel technologies, with no changes over the existing infrastructure.

Moreover, network admins can modify the source code to further customize the agent to the organization’s needs. The tool’s impact is minimal, with no OS kernel dependencies.

Note that Azure Defender for IoT differs from the regular Azure Defender product, which is designed for general cloud environments.

Microsoft offers plenty of documentation for enterprises to get started with Azure Defender deployment and further stay informed with the latest updates.

More about the topics:IoT,Microsoft Azure,security threats

Sinziana Mihalache

Sînziana loves getting people to better understand products, processes, and experiences beyond a simple user guide, either in writing or making use of images. She joined the team after a long-term collaboration with one of the world’s top cybersecurity companies - Bitdefender. Outside work, Sînziana enjoys climbing mountains, backpacking around the world, and writing about almost anything on her blog.

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With KB5043178 to Release Preview Channel, Microsoft advises Windows 11 users to plug in when the battery is low#

Copilot in Outlook will generate personalized themes for you to customize the app#

Microsoft will raise the price of its 365 Suite to include AI capabilities#

Death Stranding Director’s Cut is now Xbox X|S at a huge discount#

Outlook will let users create custom account icons so they can tell their accounts apart easier#

Azure Defender is now available for all IoT and OT devices#

How to secure IoT/OT devices with Azure Defender#

Azure Defender for IoT#