Cybersecurity, Scale Challenge Surging Growth in IoT Market, Juniper Says

The number of connected IoT devices, sensors and actuators will top 46 billion in 2021, Juniper reported Tuesday, but hurdles remain. The 200 percent jump from 2016 will be driven by lower hardware costs, said Juniper. Challenges remain, including complexity in developing large-scale IoT deployments and cybersecurity issues that have reached a “boiling point,” it said.