Report by Forescout

An X-ray of Modern Networks: Understanding and Mitigating IoT Security Risks

9 FINDINGSPublished Nov 4, 2025
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Key Findings

24% of devices across organizations are classified as part of the extended IoT, including IoT, OT, and IoMT.

Device DiversityIoTOTIoMT

11% of devices across organizations are classified as network equipment.

Device DiversityNetwork Equipment

There are 3,200 unique operating system versions observed across organizations, averaging 876 versions per organization.

Operating Systems

There are 380 unique device functions observed across organizations, averaging 164 functions per organization.

Device Diversity

Financial services organizations have 35% of their devices classified as extended IoT.

Financial ServicesDevice diversityIoT

65% of devices across organizations are classified as non-traditional IT.

Device Diversity

There are over 1,400 unique vulnerabilities affecting IP cameras in the dataset.

IP camerasVulnerabilities

Healthcare organizations have 35% of their devices classified as extended IoT.

HealthcareDevice diversityIoT Devices

40% of IP cameras in the dataset have at least one vulnerability.

IP camerasVulnerabilities