Despite Emerging Regulations, Mobile Device, IoT Security Requires More Industry Attention

This commentary outlines rising cybersecurity challenges across consumer IoT, mobile, and cyber-physical systems, noting widespread scams and the need for consumer vigilance amid maturing regulations like the EU Cyber Resilience Act and Australia’s Cybersecurity Bill 2024. For enterprises, it advocates a holistic IT/OT security approach and readiness for EU NIS 2 obligations, while Omdia survey data highlights gaps in cyber-physical resilience and IoT strategy adoption. It urges device manufacturers to build product security functions, integrate DevSecOps, and treat security as a core market expectation.