Phosphorus Launches Research Division, Releases Extended Internet of Things (xIoT) Report - MSSP Alert

by Jim Masters • Dec 6, 2022

Phosphorus, an extended Internet of Things (xIoT) information company, has launched Phosphorus Labs, its caller planetary information probe division, according to a prepared statement.

In addition, Phosphorus released its archetypal xIoT Threat & Trend Report, which encapsulates 5 years of information probe and instrumentality testing. Phosphorus noted that its probe is based connected the investigation of millions of xIoT devices deployed successful firm web environments crossed starring verticals.

Phosphorus’ Focus connected xIoT Research

Comprised of starring experts successful IoT, OT and IT security, Phosphorus Labs volition absorption exclusively connected advanced xIoT menace research, information investigation and device-based menace assessments. The effort, says Phosphorus, volition alteration businesses to physique much robust and mature information programs for today’s evolving cyber menace landscape.

Phosphorus CEO and laminitis Chris Rouland explained the inspiration down the company’s caller Labs division:

“Security probe has been cardinal to Phosphorus’s mission, ever since time one. Through our caller Labs division, we are importantly expanding the company’s existent probe efforts to see much in-depth information investigating and investigation of endeavor IoT, OT and web devices. We volition besides proceed to turn our unsocial tract probe program, which collects cardinal quality connected progressive threats and information risks to xIoT devices already deployed successful endeavor networks.”

A Closer Look astatine Phosphorus Labs

To cod accurate, real-time information connected existent information issues and threats, Phosphorus Labs’ probe includes:

• In-depth xIoT instrumentality analysis
• Penetration testing
• Vulnerability research
• Regular interrogations of actively deployed xIoT devices

Phosphorus said it aims to supply “the industry’s astir precocious and broad knowing of the unique xIoT onslaught surface, coding challenges, plan limitations, vulnerabilities, exploit methods, and information risks for each important xIoT instrumentality successful usage among enterprises today. This volition let companies to enactment successful spot much robust cybersecurity defenses to support against imaginable threats.”

As Brian Contos, Phosphorus’ main information officer, explained:

“The intent down Phosphorus Labs is not to make yet different vulnerability probe program. xIoT vulnerabilities are a dime a dozen. While they often marque a batch of sound successful the quality media, what is much important from a information standpoint is that we larn however to forestall these attacks by hardening devices and reducing their onslaught surface. Vulnerabilities volition travel and go, but device-level information should beryllium consistent.”

MSSPs and MSPs tin articulation Phosphorus’ spouse programme to integrate the company’s xIoT level into their offerings. Along with MCS and EverSec, Phosphorus’ partners include Optiv, a information solutions integrator and Top 250 MSSP, and cybersecurity services company Defy Security.

xIoT Report Provides Guide to Current Threats

In its caller xIoT Threat & Trend Report, Phosphorus Labs gives an overview of the apical information problems facing today’s enterprise-level IoT, OT and web devices. The study includes cardinal findings from the company’s 5 years of tract probe and investigating — “to assistance endeavor information teams amended recognize the risks posed by xIoT devices.”

Some of Phosphorus Labs’ information findings include:

• 99% of xIoT instrumentality passwords are retired of compliance with champion practices
• 68% of xIoT devices person high-risk oregon captious vulnerabilities (CVSS people of 8-10)
• 80% of information teams can’t place the bulk of their xIoT devices

Phosphorus notes that the study besides highlights specific xIoT devices that endeavor information teams request to wage peculiar attraction to. Correspondingly, Phosphorus Labs’ “Top 10 Worst xIoT Offenders” database includes respective high-risk devices that are often overlooked. These see server racks/cabinets and KVM switches, arsenic good arsenic s bureau devices which are casual to exploit, specified arsenic connected printers and VoIP telephone systems.