{"id":92632,"date":"2021-01-27T10:00:31","date_gmt":"2021-01-27T18:00:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/security\/blog\/\/?p=92632"},"modified":"2023-05-15T22:58:17","modified_gmt":"2023-05-16T05:58:17","slug":"announcing-the-general-availability-of-azure-defender-for-iot","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/security\/blog\/2021\/01\/27\/announcing-the-general-availability-of-azure-defender-for-iot\/","title":{"rendered":"Announcing the general availability of Azure Defender for IoT"},"content":{"rendered":"
As businesses increasingly rely on connected devices to optimize their operations, the number of IoT and Operational Technology (OT) endpoints is growing dramatically\u2014industry analysts have estimated that CISOs will soon be responsible for an attack surface multiple times larger than just a few years ago.<\/p>\n
Today we are announcing that Azure Defender for IoT is now generally available<\/a>.<\/p>\n Defender for IoT adds a critical layer of security for this expanding endpoint ecosystem. In contrast to user devices (laptops and phones) and server infrastructure, 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. Further increasing risk, many of these devices were not designed with security in mind and lack modern controls such as strong credentials and automated patching.<\/p>\n As a result, there is understandable concern about Cyber-Physical System (CPS)<\/a> risk in OT and industrial control system (ICS) environments such as electricity, water, transportation, data centers, smart buildings, food, pharmaceuticals, chemicals, oil and gas, and other critical manufactured products. Compared to traditional IT risk, the business risk associated with IoT and OT is distinct and significant:<\/p>\n Traditional security tools developed for IT networks are unable to address these risks as they lack awareness of specialized industrial protocols such as Modbus, DNP3, and BACnet and this different class of equipment from manufacturers like Rockwell Automation, Schneider Electric, Emerson, Siemens, and Yokogawa.<\/p>\n With Defender for IoT, industrial and critical infrastructure organizations can now proactively and continuously detect, investigate, and hunt for threats in their IoT and OT environments. Incorporating specialized IoT and OT aware behavioral analytics and threat intelligence from our recent acquisition of CyberX<\/a>, Azure Defender for IoT is an agentless security solution for:<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Azure Defender for IoT provides comprehensive IoT and OT security including asset discovery, vulnerability management, and continuous threat detection, combined with deep Azure Sentinel integration.<\/em><\/p>\n Defender for IoT is agentless, has deeply embedded knowledge of diverse industrial protocols, and makes extensive use of machine learning and automation, eliminating the need to manually configure any rules or signatures or have any prior knowledge of the environment.<\/p>\n This means that Defender for IoT can typically be rapidly deployed (often in less than a day), making it an ideal solution for organizations with tight deadlines and short plant maintenance windows. Plus, it uses passive, non-invasive monitoring via an on-premises edge sensor which analyzes a copy of the network traffic from a SPAN port or TAP\u2014so there\u2019s zero impact on IoT and OT network performance or reliability.<\/p>\n To provide customers flexibility and choice, Defender for IoT offers multiple deployment options:<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Onboarding the network sensor to connect to Azure Sentinel via Azure IoT Hub (optional).\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n The technology delivered with Defender for IoT has been deployed in some of the world\u2019s largest and most complex environments, including:<\/p>\n You can try Defender for IoT for free for the first 30 days and for up to 1,000 devices. After that, you pay on a per-device basis in increments of a thousand devices. Visit the product page<\/a> to learn more and start free.<\/p>\n For more detailed product information:<\/p>\n To learn more about Microsoft Security solutions, visit our\u00a0website<\/a>. Bookmark the Security blog<\/a>\u00a0to keep up with our expert coverage on security matters. Also, follow us at\u00a0@MSFTSecurity<\/a>\u00a0for the latest news and updates on cybersecurity.<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" As businesses increasingly rely on connected devices to optimize their operations, the number of IoT and Operational Technology (OT) endpoints is growing dramatically\u2014industry analysts have estimated that CISOs will soon be responsible for an attack surface multiple times larger than just a few years ago. Today we are announcing that Azure Defender for IoT is […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":96,"featured_media":92684,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"ep_exclude_from_search":false,"_classifai_error":"","footnotes":""},"content-type":[3662],"topic":[3676],"products":[3690,3699],"threat-intelligence":[],"tags":[],"coauthors":[2494],"class_list":["post-92632","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","content-type-news","topic-iot-security","products-microsoft-defender","products-microsoft-defender-for-iot"],"yoast_head":"\n\n
Proactive IoT and OT security monitoring and risk visibility<\/h2>\n
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Fast and flexible deployment options<\/h2>\n
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Proven in some of the world\u2019s most complex and diverse environments<\/h2>\n
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Getting started with Azure Defender for IoT<\/h2>\n
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