Coverage area

IoT Security Monitoring

Lumu Defender

Continuous compromise monitoring from network metadata with incident context, playbooks and buyer-configured response integrations

NetworkEndpointsEmail

What they do Monitor and notify XDR
Market SMBMid-Market
Price Free tier with paid per-asset plans

You still own Deciding which automated response policies and integrations are allowed

Armis Managed Threat Service

Threat hunting, suspicious-activity review, alert enrichment, risk-based policy tuning, weekly findings, trend reviews and investigation support around Armis Centrix.

EndpointsNetworkOT/ICS

What they do Investigate and advise MSSP
Market Mid-MarketEnterprise
Price G-Cloud examples from £134,400 per asset block*

You still own Approving or executing containment actions in NAC, firewall, endpoint, identity or ITSM tools

24/7 monitoring of Forescout TDR detections, suspicious-entity triage, incident case investigation, impact classification, customer escalation, proactive threat hunting, log-source monitoring and containment or remediation guidance.

EndpointsNetworkOT/ICS

What they do Investigate and advise MDR
Market EnterpriseMid-Market
Price Public reseller signal: CDW lists a one-year Forescout Assist F/XDR subscription SKU at $11,771.99; final Assist scope is quote-based.

You still own Buying and operating the qualifying Forescout TDR subscription and sensors

Pondurance

Outsourced SOC coverage with managed SIEM, MDR, threat hunting, triage and scoped containment across existing tools

EndpointsNetworkIdentity & Access

What they do Run the SOC SOCaaS
Market Mid-MarketSMB
Price Quote-based, scoped MDR/SOC quote

You still own Approving response authority, escalation contacts and any actions that touch production systems

How to use this list

Use it when

  • Use this list when one part of your environment needs managed monitoring or response coverage.

Do not assume

  • Coverage does not always mean action. Some providers monitor a source but cannot contain threats there.

Ask before shortlisting

  1. Confirm which telemetry sources are included by default.
  2. Ask whether response actions work on this surface or only alerting is included.
  3. Check whether reporting and detection tuning are part of the managed service.
Category background

These SOC providers monitor Internet of Things (IoT) devices and connected infrastructure for security threats. IoT devices represent a rapidly expanding and often invisible attack surface — cameras, sensors, medical devices, and building systems that cannot run traditional security agents.

Why IoT Monitoring Matters

IoT devices are attractive targets because they are numerous, often unpatched, and invisible to traditional security tools. Attackers use compromised IoT devices for initial network access, lateral movement, data exfiltration, and botnet recruitment. The Mirai botnet demonstrated how vulnerable IoT devices can be weaponized at scale. For organizations in healthcare (medical IoT), manufacturing (industrial IoT), and real estate (smart buildings), IoT security monitoring is essential to cover blind spots that endpoint-centric solutions miss.

What to Look For

Look for providers that offer passive device discovery (finding devices you did not know existed), behavioral baselining (learning what normal looks like for each device type), anomaly detection (flagging deviations from baseline), and integration with network segmentation controls. The provider should be able to identify device type, manufacturer, firmware version, and communication patterns without requiring agents on the devices themselves.

Questions

What does IoT security monitoring include?
IoT security monitoring includes automated device discovery and inventory, network behavior analysis for connected devices, detection of unauthorized devices joining the network, firmware vulnerability assessment, and monitoring for anomalous communication patterns that could indicate compromise. SOC providers analyze network traffic to and from IoT devices since most cannot run traditional endpoint agents.
Why can't traditional EDR protect IoT devices?
Most IoT devices — cameras, sensors, smart building systems, medical devices, printers — run embedded firmware that cannot support traditional endpoint agents. They use proprietary or lightweight operating systems, have limited compute resources, and communicate using specialized protocols. Protecting IoT requires network-based monitoring, passive traffic analysis, and behavioral anomaly detection rather than agent-based approaches.
How many IoT devices does a typical organization have?
Most organizations significantly underestimate their IoT footprint. Studies suggest the average enterprise has 3-5x more connected devices than they realize, including printers, cameras, HVAC controllers, badge readers, smart TVs, and medical devices. Device discovery and inventory is typically the first step in IoT security monitoring.