MONTREAL – Bell Mobility has launched a managed Internet of Things (IoT) security service to help businesses and smart cities employing IoT solutions to detect and respond to cyber threats.
Available to customers across Canada, Bell said that the service analyzes all IoT traffic for data that could pose a threat to IoT solutions; blocks access to and prevents downloads from destinations known to carry malicious content; and allows controlled access through customized policy-based rules.
Quoting data from IDC, Bell’s announcement added that 81% of medium and large-sized organizations in Canada now use IoT solutions.
"With our new Managed IoT Security service, Bell is extending its expertise in both IoT services and managed network protection to business users and Canada's growing community of Smart Cities," said Nauby Jacob, VP of products and services at Bell Mobility, in the news release. "Our multi-layered security approach is focused on keeping our customers' IT infrastructure and systems safe and secure as they rapidly adopt new IoT technologies."
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