In 2016, the Mirai Botnet hijacked over half a million DVRs and IP cameras, redirecting traffic from these endpoints to some of the internets largest brands. By 2020, the number of connected devices in the internet of things (IoT) will grow to 31 billion. Non-traditional endpoints share an often overlooked characteristic: their behavior is predictable. There are already proven hacks of these technologies, and as the population grows, it’s hard to imagine how any service pack program or standards body can keep up.”]
Source: https://www.csoonline.com/article/3199109/endpoint-security-and-the-internet-of-things.html