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Lax IoT device security threatens to pollute the internet

DVRs, IP cameras and other smart products could become the next wave of pollutants that threaten how we live if security issues around Internet of Things (IoT) devices arent addressed. The October DDoS attack that brought down Twitter, Netflix and other major websites for a large portion of the U.S. was launched by a botnet comprised of Web cameras, printers and other IoT devices. Vendors, eager to get their product into the hands and homes of consumers as quickly as possible, see security as hurdle that slows their time to market.”]

Source: https://www.csoonline.com/article/3152073/lax-iot-device-security-threatens-to-pollute-the-internet.html

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