Leading global enterprises face mounting risks as cyber threats escalate, prompting an urgent shift towards Decentralized Physical Infrastructure Networks (DePIN) to safeguard critical infrastructure.
That’s according to findings from Post-Quantum Security specialist Naoris Protocol, which conducted a global survey of senior IT directors across major corporations – with annual turnovers exceeding $300 million across the US, UK, EU, and APAC.
It revealed that an overwhelming 73% now classify DePIN as “extremely important” to their cybersecurity strategy. An additional 25% view it as significantly important, highlighting an industry at a critical inflection point.
The survey highlights deep concerns among IT leaders regarding cybersecurity weaknesses and preparedness, prompting rapid investment in DePIN—a blockchain-powered technology that decentralizes physical infrastructure like cloud, network nodes, data storage, and edge devices.
Centralized cybersecurity solutions create single points of failure, exposing vulnerable devices to attacks and breaches from multiple adversaries. Centralized cloud services further concentrate risk, while weak endpoint detection leaves systems vulnerable. DePIN mitigates these risks by transforming devices into secure validator nodes that continuously validate each other, enabling a zero-trust, always-validated data architecture.
According to the Messari State of DePIN 2024 report, DePIN projects have exploded, with more than more than 13 million devices running every day as market value exceeds US$50 billion.
David Carvalho, CEO and Founder of Naoris Protocol, said: “The cybersecurity landscape is reaching a critical tipping point. IT directors at major global firms clearly recognize the threats posed by increasingly sophisticated, AI-driven cyberattacks and are urgently adopting DePIN technologies to mitigate these risks. We are witnessing a seismic shift as enterprises decentralize infrastructure, dramatically enhancing resilience, security, and operational efficiency.”
