Beyond connectivity: protecting IoT innovation in Energy with the right approach

The digital transition in the energy sector is underway. Smart meters, HiTech sensors, predictive systems and smart grids are revolutionising energy production, distribution and consumption. But with every new point of connection, there is a new point of exposure.

According to Gartner’s 2025 report, IoT security is among the top emerging concerns in the global tech landscape: among the most cited challenges are the protection of data generated ‘on the edge’, the difficulty of mapping and monitoring connected assets, and the increasing complexity of ensuring consistent updates and policies at scale.

In the Energy sector, where business continuity is crucial and critical infrastructures are at the heart of every national strategy, these challenges take on even greater weight.

The dark side of innovation in the energy sector

Every sensor, every IoT interface can turn into a gateway for sophisticated threats. From unauthorised access attempts and data manipulation to the compromise of the entire operational chain: the IoT opens up new and still too often underestimated scenarios.

The reasons?

• Heterogeneity of assets: different devices, from different suppliers, often not designed to be safe by design.
• Governance difficulties: distributed management, manual updates, limited visibility on hybrid networks and legacy environments.
• Exponential increase in data volume, often not properly protected.

We elaborate on these aspects on this page:
Cybersecurity and innovation: an unavoidable duality for Energy

Innovating in security is possible

The key is to drive innovation with awareness. Securing the IoT ecosystem cannot be relegated to a firewall or static controls, it must become an integral part of the system. We need a vision that does not separate security from data, but treats them as inseparable elements.

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HiWave: the concrete answer to the challenges of the Energy sector

Mobisec developed HiWave to respond to this precise scenario: complex infrastructures, distributed environments, highly critical contexts.

HiWave is an IoT Integration Platform that:

• It monitors connected devices in real time, wherever they are.
• It analyses flows and behaviour, highlighting anomalies and hidden risks.
• It aggregates and presents data with a data-centric and AI-powered approach.

Its strength is flexibility. HiWave adapts to hybrid and dynamic contexts such as those in the energy sector, where new technologies and legacy equipment and infrastructure coexist. It offers visibility and control in an otherwise opaque landscape.

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You have to protect what you are building

The future of Energy is connected. But those who lead the change (CIOs, Innovation Managers, CISOs among others) also have a responsibility to protect it. The difference is not who has the most technology, but who governs it with vision and intelligence.

HiWave is the solution designed for those who cannot afford to compromise between efficiency, innovation and security.

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