Famed Internet search engine Shodan this week rolled out a service that helps solve the underlying problem its tool exposes: The new Shodan Monitor alerts organizations about their devices left exposed on the public Internet. Security researchers long have employed the Shodan search tool to identify computers, databases, industrial control systems and databases, and consumer Internet of Things (IoT) products sitting wide open to attackers via open Internet ports or other misconfigurations. Many “outside-in” scanning firms are expanding into continuous monitoring firms such as Shodan.”]