Great Tool for securing and maintaining IoT devices
Use Cases and Deployment Scope
We have multiple clients with industrial IoT devices in their manufacturing plants and a vendor who sells smart (IoT) devices to monitor specific machinery. Those IoT needs to be monitored and secured as they collect confidential data and logs which are then used by analysts and engineers for business decisions. And it is my job to provide and equip them with the best security tools present. So, I configured Defender for IoT on them.
Pros
- Agentless monitoring
- Integration with Sentinel
- Multiple protocol support
Cons
- Greater focus on UI UX which is great but sometimes limits in terms of features
- Device inventory and alerting
Likelihood to Recommend
Suited in almost all situations as it has a server less option where if your end device cannot bear the load of an agent, it could be used to protect the network. The comprehensive dashboarding and its integration with Microsoft Defender 365 and Sentinel allows automated remediation and full incident investigation at a single pane. If you don't have a 24*7 SOC team this ca come handy as you can automate workbooks and scripts to run with custom triggers.
I haven't faced any scenario where it is not a suitable choice.