Now what if a variant of the Mirai IoT botnet is let loose by hackers on your smart home? According to Avast Security, more than half (52.4%) of connected homes in India have one or more vulnerable IoT devices. IoT devices were attacked with more than 120,000 modifications of malware in first half of 2018 alone, according to Kaspersky Labs. “There are little to no industry requirements that manufacturers have to comply with when it comes to security of smart devices. “From an end user standpoint, unsecured IoT devices pose the highest risk to the privacy of a consumer.

Source: Mint May 02, 2019 14:48 UTC