India, July 18 -- The Internet of Things (IoT) has quietly become an integral part of daily life. From voice assistants and connected doorbells to industrial control systems and hospital monitoring equipment, these devices offer unprecedented convenience, efficiency, and insight.

Yet, as the world prepares to reach over 27 billion IoT devices by 2025, a growing unease shadows this digital transformation: the escalating risk of cyberattacks targeting poorly secured devices.

The IoT ecosystem, by its very nature, expands the attack surface. Many of these devices are designed with limited memory, processing power, or even user interfaces-constraints that too often result in weak security protocols. Manufacturers, racing to meet demand and ...