John Matherly, founder of Shodan, a search engine that can find devices connected to the internet using filters, explains why some cyber insurers and companies considering mergers and acquisitions are using the search engine to probe for network vulnerabilities. Some insurers want to address such questions as “Are you doing a good job patching your devices?” because that helps them to determine how much the premiums should be. Some banks are using Shodan to help with fraud prevention, he says, “because if someone is trying to access a bank account from a refrigerator, that’s very suspicious””]
Source: https://www.cuinfosecurity.com/shodan-founder-using-search-engine-to-find-vulnerabilities-a-16152