A 2018 study by the Ponemon Institute found that while 52 percent of organizations believe they have at least 1,000 internet of things (IoT) devices in-house, the actual study average weighed in at more than 15,000.

This begs the question: Are people really in the dark as to the number IoT devices in their lives—and does that pose a cyber security risk? The answer, in short, is yes and yes.