Being Smart About Smart Devices
October 2017
Imagine a world where your refrigerator orders groceries on your behalf, which are then delivered by computer-controlled drones or driverless vehicles. It may sound like science fiction, but in reality, the Internet of Things, or IoT, is already on that path. We live in an age of access and convenience, and it’s only a matter of time before everything we own is connected.
But we need to consider the dangers and consequences of that convenience. With each new device that comes online, a new attack surface presents itself to cybercriminals. Until developers prioritize security over convenience, it’s on the rest of us to upgrade privacy efforts, both at work and at home.
- An army of compromised smart devices used to launch DDoS attacks is known as what? (Botnet)
- What does DDoS stand for? (distributed denial-of-service)
- True or False: Hiding your SSID is a great security feature of routers that we should all utilize. (False)
- How many smart devices are projected to be connected by the year 2025? (75 billion)
- What’s the name of the malware strain responsible for the largest DDoS attack to date? (Mirai)