Know your xIoT risk. Eliminate the unknowns.
Identify, classify, and prioritize vulnerabilities across your xIoT estate — before attackers exploit them.
State of xIoT
Vulnerability assessment
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About 50% of SEC reported breaches involved xIoT devices
50%
Assess xIoT estates for password, firmware, certificate, configuration, and device state vulnerabilities automatically at-scale.
Real-world example
Ransomware targets Healthcare organizations
In 2024, nearly 400 U.S. healthcare organizations reported incidents linked to ransomware operators like LockBit 3.0, ALPHV/BlackCat and BianLian1
State of vulnerability assessment:
Attacks are accelerating
Over 820,000 IoT attacks per day were observed in 2025 — a 46% increase year-over-year. Threat actors are actively targeting connected devices at unprecedented scale.2
Unknown devices. Unmanaged risk.
Unmanaged and misconfigured xIoT devices create security blind spots. Default credentials, outdated firmware, and poor hygiene make them easy entry points for attackers.
Breaches are costly
According to Forrester, 34% of IoT breaches result in $5–10M in losses — significantly higher than typical IT incidents due to operational disruption and downtime.3
The Phosphorus solution
Vulnerability assessment must go beyond surface scanning
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Deep xIoT risk intelligence
Traditional vulnerability scans are notorious for misclassifying xIoT devices or just missing them altogether. Ours is purpose-built for xIoT devices and identifies default credentials in use, outdated or vulnerable firmware, end-of-life devices, insecure configurations, and expired or self-signed certificates, all with actionable context.
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Exploit-aware vulnerability prioritization
Not all vulnerabilities pose equal risk. Enrich CVEs with intelligence from CISA’s Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog and FIRST’s Exploit Prediction Scoring System (EPSS) to prioritize remediation based on real-world exploit likelihood, not just severity scores.
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Compliance-ready reporting built in
Simplify regulatory alignment with built-in reporting mapped to NIST 800-53, NIST 800-82, IEC 62443, NERC CIP, HIPAA, NDAA Section 889, NIS2, and OTCC. Generate audit-ready documentation while maintaining operational visibility.
Not all vulnerability assessment is equal
From static CVE lists to exploit-aware risk intelligence
| Traditional vulnerability tools | Phosphorus xIoT vulnerability assessment |
|---|---|
| Network scanning | Device-level visibility |
| Static severity scoring | Exploit-aware prioritization |
| Credential blind spots | Active credential detection |
| Lifecycle ignorance | End-of-life risk detection |
| IT-centric coverage | xIoT-native assessment |
| Manual compliance mapping | Built-in compliance reporting |
Sources
- 1 https://www.healthcareitnews.com/news/iot-and-ransomware-are-big-security-risks-and-health-systems-feel-unprepared
- 2 https://deepstrike.io/blog/iot-hacking-statistics
- 3 https://venturebeat.com/security/key-takeaways-from-forresters-top-trends-in-iot-security-2024