In this episode of the IoT For All Podcast, SecuriThings’ CEO and Co-Founder Roy Dagan joins us to talk about device management and its importance to IoT device security. Roy shares the most common challenges he sees companies face when dealing with device management and how SecuriThings has taken on the task of educating the market on IoT and device security, as well as the opportunities he sees on the horizon both in the security field in general and as we move past the COVID-19 pandemic.

Roy Dagan is CEO and & Co-founder of SecuriThings. He started the company after many years of building cyber security, risk management and intelligence systems. Prior to SecuriThings, Roy held multiple roles leading product management teams in a range of companies including RSA, The Security Division of EMC and NICE Systems.

Interested in connecting with Roy? Reach out to him on Linkedin!

About SecuriThings: SecuriThings is the provider of a solution for automating the management and security of IoT devices within an enterprise. Their flagship solution, Horizon, automates several operational tasks — e.g., password rotation, firmware upgrades, device restarts, and more —which are currently performed manually, resulting in timely and costly maintenance expenses for companies. It helps operators reduce those costs by allowing them to remotely manage their IoT deployments at scale.

Key Questions and Topics from this Episode:(00:55) Intro to Roy Dagan

(02:07) Intro to SecuriThings

(03:32) What are IoT Ops?

(05:26) What use cases is SecuriThings involved in?

(09:19) What are the most common challenges you see companies encountering?

(10:30) What advice do you have for companies with no current way to manage large numbers of devices? How common is this problem?

(12:13) What opportunities do you see in the IoT security space in the near future?

(13:33) How will 5G impact the work you do?

(15:34) How do you handle educating the market on IoT and security?

(20:47) As we start to move past COVID, what opportunities and challenges do you see on the horizon for IoT?

(22:38) Any upcoming news at SecuriThings?