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Just recently I received a report that projected the number of IoT devices by 2020 would reach more than 210 billion. A business publication recently ran an article that stated the &#8220;Internet of Things really is the next frontier for businesses.&#8221; Earlier this year PWC released numbers that forecast the Internet of Things will grow to just under $9 trillion by 2020. Of that, $890 billion is expected to be applied to construction\/infrastructure. The top two categories are consumer electronics at $2.22<span class=\"rte rte-comment\">5<\/span> trillion and automotive at $1.78<span class=\"rte rte-comment\">0<\/span> trillion.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If you think of these numbers in terms of cybersecurity, a few things immediately jump out as concerns. First think of the increase in the cyberattack surface area: We will be adding on average over 1,500 IoT devices a second\u00a0\u2014\u00a0<span class=\"rte rte-comment\">(<\/span>many with little or no cyber protection.<span class=\"rte rte-comment\">)<\/span>\u00a0Each one of those 210 billion IoT devices is a potential bot on a botnet. As one colleague puts it, it is harder and more costly to protect, defend and maintain 100 doors than one door. Next think of all the data that will be collected from those devices. They will provide new and unique insights into every aspect of our lives. Stop and think of the value of some of that data.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Last week Chris Painter, the State Department\u2019s Cyber Coordinator, openly admitted the United States is still struggling with<span class=\"rte rte-comment\">to define<\/span> basic definitions in the digital realm. 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