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title: Firms with exposed IoT have higher concentration of security problems
description: Read this new article published in SC Magazine that covers the impact of exposed IoT devices on commercial organizations.
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# [Firms with exposed IoT have higher concentration of security problems](https://blog.riskrecon.com/company/media-coverage/firms-with-exposed-iot-have-higher-concentration-of-security-problems)

 Written by [SC Magazine](https://blog.riskrecon.com/company/media-coverage/author/sc-magazine) | Feb 1, 2021 3:32:48 PM

Exposed enterprise IoT devices can be an indicator of security issues to come, with firms sporting exposed devices having a 62% higher density of other security problems, new research shows.

For example, companies with exposed IoT are more than 50% more likely to have email security issues, according to a new [report and blog post](https://blog.riskrecon.com/the-internet-of-tip-offs-iot) from the Cyentia Institute and RiskRecon.

But what does that correlation mean for chief information security officers? SC Media spoke to Kelly White, RiskRecon founder and CEO, to find out.

[View full post](https://blog.riskrecon.com/company/media-coverage/firms-with-exposed-iot-have-higher-concentration-of-security-problems)

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