The deployment of IoT devices in the workplace has changed the way businesses operate. IoT devices can make business more efficient and keep employees better-connected. But if IoT devices are not secured, hackers can infiltrate and a serious data breach can occur. This infographic from HP shows a variety of IoT attacks and their consequences.
Footnotes
1 hhttp://www.wired.co.uk/news/archive/2015-08/10/carphone-warehouse-hack-data-breach
2 http://www.heritage.org/research/reports/2014/10/cyber-attacks-on-us-companies-in-2014
3 http://www.computerworld.com/article/2511078/cybercrime-hacking/vending-machine-company-announces-major-data-breach.html
4 http://krebsonsecurity.com/2014/09/home-depot-56m-cards-impacted-malware-contained/
5 http://www.nytimes.com/2014/08/06/business/target-puts-data-breach-costs-at-148-million.html?_r=0
6 Ponemon Institute. "Insecurity of Network Connected Printers." September 2015.
7 Ponemon Institute. "2015 Global Cost of Cyber Crime Study." October 2015.