There are significant design vulnerabilities from a security perspective in all IoT enabled devices that exist in the Globe. The thing is with the usage of all IoT and Smart IoT devices. Just think if you would hand over control of the connected devices in your home to someone you don't trust and then imagine the worst they could do with that and consider whether you're okay with someone having that level of control.
There was a recent case from University of Michigan where the Cyber security researchers were able to hack into the leading "smart home" automation system and essentially get the PIN code to a home's front door. Their "lock-pick malware app" was one of the four attacks that the cyber security researchers levelled at an experimental set-up of Samsung's SmartThings, a top-selling Internet of Things platform for consumers. The work is believed to be the first platform-wide study of a real-world connected home system. The researchers didn't like what they saw.
Regardless of how safe individual devices are or claim to be, new vulnerabilities form when hardware like electronic locks, thermostats, ovens, sprinklers, lights and motion sensors are networked and set up to be controlled remotely. That's the convenience these systems offer. And consumers are interested in that.
As a testament to the growing use of SmartThings, its Android companion app that lets you manage your connected home devices remotely that has been downloaded more than 100,000 times. SmartThings' app store, where third-party developers can contribute run in the platform's cloud and let users customize functions and holds more than 500 apps.
Botnet (also known as a zombie army) is an interconnected network of computers infected with malware without the user's knowledge and controlled by cyber criminals. They are typically used to send spam emails, transmit viruses and engage in other acts of cyber crime. Sometimes known as a zombie army, botnets are often considered one of the biggest online threats today.
The word Botnet is formed from the words ‘robot’ and ‘network’. Cyber criminals use special Trojan viruses to breach the security of several users’ computers, take control of each computer and organize all of the infected machines into a network of ‘bots’ that the criminal can remotely manage.
Are IoT enabled devices Safe?
