A lot of the things we’re being asked to do in response to this disease have parallels to the advice we give to organizations for keeping their data and IT infrastructure safe. We’ve become used to the idea that computers can be infected by ‘viruses’ and familiar with the concept of good digital hygiene. We need to understand every packet, bit, flow, application, interaction on the network as well as device and user interactions. In a network environment, devices that don’t get proper attention because it is easy to forget they are connected.
Source: https://www.helpnetsecurity.com/2021/04/16/parallels-of-pandemic-response-and-iot-security/