Regulators Are Coming For IoT Device Security
HelpNet Security, Wednesday, May 8th, 2024
Cybersecurity is a relatively new challenge for many IoT device makers who have traditionally produced non-connected devices. These devices were less vulnerable to exploitation and, as a result, manufacturers often lack the expertise and experience needed to effectively secure their connected products.
IoT devices are built on a foundation of insecure software-a large portion of the open-source software and the chips used to build devices are poorly secured. Chipmakers are constantly getting caught sneaking hidden APIs that deeply compromise the security of their silicon. Open-source software is not much better. Most open-source OSes used in IoT haven't been scrutinized and haven't gone through robust static analysis and fuzzing.