How can Data Routing Solutions protect your Data and facilitate IoT Device Management? 

In the first half of 2022, IoT-related attacks increased by 132% for encrypted threats and by 77% for IoT malware compared to the same period in the previous year. The total number of intrusion attempts reached 3 trillion in January 2022, underscoring the urgent need for robust security measures to protect IoT data. Companies deploying IoT projects are constantly seeking solutions to protect their data. One of the simplest ways to secure IoT data traffic is to route it securely to the company’s own data center or to a public cloud provider without exposing the data over the internet. 

Let us consider a real-life use case of a gas utility company that deploys cellular IoT to isolate its traffic from the public internet and remotely monitor and control its equipment. The company must ensure secure data transmission and remote access to its IoT devices. However, using cellular networks without adequate security exposes the company’s data to unauthorized access, manipulation, or theft. 

Direct and secure routing of your data

This is where the data routing solutions come into play. For example, traffic can be sent to the company’s server using an IPSec VPN tunnel. It provides a secure connection between the IoT devices and the company’s servers, thus isolating the traffic from the public internet. This means that the data transmitted over the VPN tunnel is invisible to unauthorized parties, offering a secure and reliable connection for the company’s IoT devices. 

Additionally, the company can choose to allocate private static IP addresses to the SIM cards, to easily reach the equipment from the server and remotely control the connected equipment. 

Routing IoT traffic through leased lines is an alternative method for companies to securely transmit their data. Leased lines are dedicated point-to-point connections that offer reliable and secure transmission of data between two locations. Let us consider a real-life example of an enterprise that uses leased lines to route its IoT data. An industrial automation company has deployed cellular IoT devices across its factory floor to monitor and control its manufacturing processes. The company needs to ensure that its data transmission is secure, reliable, and fast to avoid any disruptions in its production process. 

To achieve this, the company routes its IoT data through leased lines. This approach ensures that the data transmitted from its IoT devices is sent through a dedicated and secure connection, protecting it from potential security threats. By using leased lines, the industrial automation company can enjoy dedicated bandwidth and faster data transmission, ensuring that its manufacturing processes run smoothly without any delays. Additionally, with leased lines, the company can enjoy more control over its network infrastructure, allowing it to customize its network settings to meet its specific needs.

Best-in-class data routing services with a large portfolio

We have multiple options for interconnection with your Point of Presence, Server, or Cloud, all of which ensure that your data flows stay private and isolated from the public internet: 

• IPSec VPN 

• Cross connects, GIX, or leased lines 

• Direct Connect AWS or other Cloud provider (NTT, Azure, Google…) 

To limit latency, our SIMs will send data through the closest PGW to their location, and we can deliver the traffic to the Point of Presence closest to your server. 

To learn more about the traffic delivery features and solutions by Transatel, ask our experts here.