Top IoT Security Vulnerabilities

As consumers become more familiar with the Internet of Things, they’re opening their eyes to the IoT security threats that come with greater connectivity. And many of the threats that they fear the most are also on the radars of industry professionals.

Consumers, according to a recent survey by Vormetric, fear hacking attacks on cars and home security cameras the most. They are also concerned about threats to virtual personal assistants (like Amazon’s Echo) and smartwatches. Other low-power devices mentioned in the survey included fitness trackers, thermostats and light bulbs.

At about the same time as these survey results were released, the Internet of Things Institute published a list of the 10 most vulnerable IoT security targets. The list includes several large-scale targets, like power grids and cities. Interestingly, two of the targets it names are cars and video surveillance cameras which were the topmost security concerns in consumers minds.

Many of the security targets named in the survey and list include low-power components with limited computing power. One implication for companies that design and manufacture such components is that security needs to be baked into the devices processing foundation. Another is that as concerns about hacking grow among consumers, built-in security like the kind SecureRF provides could increase the devices’ marketability.

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