Enterprise Grade IoT Security for Every Device and Deployment
Protect your IoT infrastructure with secure SIM connectivity, private APN routing, encrypted communication, and full device lifecycle control. IoT Data Connect provides network level security, remote router management, SIM protection features, and global IoT coverage designed to keep your data safe and your devices online.
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Secure Connectivity Built for Modern IoT
IoT devices operate in remote, distributed, and often unsecured environments. This makes security a critical part of any IoT deployment. IoT Data Connect protects your devices with secure SIM technology, private APN routing, encrypted communication paths, multi network resilience, and a full suite of SIM security controls. These protections ensure stable data transmission, prevent unauthorised access, and give customers a secure foundation for long term IoT projects.
All IoT Data Connect SIMs operate through secure mobile network infrastructure from trusted providers such as BT and KPN. Customers receive full access to portal based security features including usage monitoring, connection logs, diagnostics, and device level visibility. This provides real time insight into network behaviour and makes abnormal activity easy to identify. All data handled through these portals is processed through secure, encrypted systems that comply with GDPR and recognised data protection standards.
For hardware based deployments, every router supplied by IoT Data Connect is fully prepared before it reaches the customer. Firmware is updated, patches are applied, security settings are validated, and remote management tools are enabled. Customers can also use cloud based router management for remote access, fleet wide monitoring, and secure updates. Combined with SIM locking, IMEI locks, white listing, and subscription freeze options, customers can maintain complete control over every device on their network.
Secure SIM Connectivity Designed for IoT
IoT Data Connect protects your devices at the network level with secure SIM technology, multi network resilience, and advanced controls that prevent unauthorised use. Every SIM can be locked to a specific device using IMEI lock, whitelisted for approved applications, or frozen to prevent unwanted activity. With private routing, secure authentication, and strong SIM identity protection, your IoT estate stays protected from the moment each device connects.
Private APN Routing for Secure and Isolated Data Traffic
Our private APN solutions ensure that IoT traffic never touches the public internet. Instead, data is routed securely from the mobile network into a dedicated, isolated APN environment. This protects devices from external threats and delivers high reliability for mission critical deployments.
Private APN connectivity provides full control over how your IoT devices communicate, with options for static IP addressing, firewall rules, IPsec tunnels, and inbound or outbound routing policies. These controls allow organisations to build secure, predictable architectures while maintaining complete visibility over device behaviour.
Every IoT Data Connect SIM can connect to a private APN with consistent performance across all supported regions. This ensures secure communication for CCTV systems, industrial routers, remote sensors, and any other device that requires a controlled and protected data route.
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Secure All Devices With a Private IoT APN
A private APN keeps your IoT devices off the public internet and shields traffic inside a controlled, isolated network environment. It prevents unwanted inbound connections and ensures your sensors, gateways, routers, and meters communicate within a dedicated IoT routing path. This is one of the strongest security layers for large scale IoT, smart city deployments, critical infrastructure, remote monitoring systems, and industrial automation.
Use IMEI Locking for Fraud Prevention
IMEI locking binds each SIM to a single authorised device. If the SIM is removed, cloned, or stolen, it will no longer connect to the network. This protects against SIM misuse, fraudulent data usage, unauthorised tracking devices, and compromised IoT hardware. IMEI lock is essential for security systems, CCTV connectivity, telematics units, EV chargers, and any IoT solution deployed outdoors.
Replace Default Credentials and Enforce Strong Password Policies
Most IoT vulnerabilities start with unchanged default passwords. Every router, gateway, and edge device should have strong, unique credentials to prevent brute force attacks and unauthorised access. This is especially important for remote sites, renewable energy installations, industrial IoT devices, and retail POS connectivity where equipment may not be regularly inspected.
Keep Routers and IoT Firmware Fully Updated
Firmware updates close security holes, remove known vulnerabilities, and improve device performance. IoT Data Connect supplies routers pre updated before deployment and provides remote management capabilities so customers can patch fleets at scale. Regular updates are vital for M2M routers, industrial gateways, 5G devices, and mission critical IoT systems that depend on secure and stable operation.
Restrict Traffic With IoT Firewall Rules
A strong network firewall limits ports, protocols, and data paths so devices only communicate with approved destinations. This dramatically reduces the risk of malware, botnets, spoofing, and unauthorised access attempts. IoT firewall rules are especially effective for CCTV systems, smart metering devices, healthcare IoT, telematics systems, and any solution transmitting sensitive operational data.
Use SIM Diagnostics, Usage Monitoring, and Real Time Alerts
Continuous visibility is essential for IoT security. Monitor device behaviour, session logs, authentication patterns, and unusual data spikes using your connectivity platform. Early detection can prevent device compromise, identify misconfiguration, and flag hardware tampering. Real time diagnostics are crucial for industrial IoT, logistics, energy networks, and high density sensor deployments.
Encrypt All Sensitive IoT Data in Transit
Use HTTPS, TLS, or IPsec tunnels to protect telemetry data, control commands, telemetry logs, and application messages. Encryption prevents interception or manipulation when IoT devices communicate with cloud platforms, analytics systems, or remote servers. This is critical for financial IoT, medical IoT, EV charging networks, remote asset monitoring, and smart infrastructure.
Protect Outdoor and Field Deployed IoT Hardware
IoT devices installed in public or remote locations are vulnerable to physical tampering. Use lockable enclosures, anti tamper seals, secured SIM slots, and hardware mounting systems to protect routers, sensors, gateways, and camera equipment. This is especially important for CCTV towers, smart city nodes, utility cabinets, environmental monitoring stations, and rural IoT deployments.
Use Role Based Access and Strong Platform Authentication
Limit platform access to essential users only. Assign appropriate read or write privileges, avoid shared logins, and maintain full audit trails. This reduces human risk, improves accountability, and keeps configuration changes traceable. Strong access control is important for large IoT teams managing thousands of devices across multiple regions.
Prepare for SIM Theft, Device Loss, and Misuse
Use SIM freezing, whitelisting, and usage limits to immediately stop unauthorised activity. If a device is stolen or a router is compromised, you can instantly disable connectivity and prevent unexpected charges. This applies to telematics units, asset tracking hardware, portable IoT devices, temporary deployments, and any solution installed in unmonitored areas.
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Global Coverage
IoT Data Connect can help you achieve nearly 100% global connectivity to meet your business needs. Our IoT SIM cards instantly connect IoT devices to over 600 mobile networks in over 186 countries. We enable free multi-network roaming, ensuring consistent global coverage at all times.
We also offer undirected roaming, allowing your device to freely connect to the best available network.
Why Choose Us?
Multi-Network Coverage
Access 600+ mobile networks worldwide. Always connect to the strongest available signal for continuous data transmission.
Secure Private APN
Keep tachograph and driver data protected with our private APN and VPN options, ensuring compliance with data protection laws.
Scalable SIM Management
Activate, monitor, and manage hundreds of IoT SIMs from one centralised dashboard with real-time analytics.
Low-Data, High-Reliability Plans
Optimised data bundles for tachograph telemetry ensure predictable, low-cost connectivity without compromising reliability.
What our customers think of us.
“I recently changed over to a new system using data SIMs. Richard supplied them at a competitive price. Even more importantly he helped me set everything up. It was all new to me, I would have been lost without him. Since if I have a problem he is always at the end of the phone.”
Steve
Halton Taxi
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Get in touch to discover how IoT Data Connect can power your next project with secure, scalable and cost-efficient global connectivity.
- 600 + networks across 180 + countries
- Flexible pay-as-you-grow SIM plans
- Fixed IP and private APN options
- SoftSIM and eSIM ready devices
- 99.8 % uptime with real-time monitoring