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Ask Slashdot: Is My IoT Device Part of a Botnet?

Posted by EditorDavid on from the secret-swarm dept.

As our DVRs, cameras, and routers join the Internet of Things, long-time Slashdot reader galgon wonders if he's already been compromised: There has been a number of stories of IoT devices becoming part of botnets and being used in distributed denial of service attacks. If these devices are seemingly working correctly to the user, how would they ever know the device was compromised? Is there anything the average user can do to detect when they have a misbehaving device on their network?
I'm curious how many Slashdot readers are even using IoT devices -- so leave your best answers in the comments. How would you know if your IoT device is part of a botnet?

4 of 279 comments (clear)

  1. Re:Am A Noob Too by clickety6 · · Score: 5, Funny

    Thanks for the info. I've printed it out for my grandmother...

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  2. Re:How do you know? by hcs_$reboot · · Score: 4, Funny

    Just install Norton AV on it, and add McAfee to be sure. Then, even a botnet wouldn't want to anymore run on that device

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  3. Is my IOT device part of a botnet? by philipmather · · Score: 3, Funny

    Depends, have you plugged it in yet?

    No need to turn it on, someone else will do that for you.

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  4. Re:How do you know? by Applehu+Akbar · · Score: 5, Funny

    Just install Norton AV on it, and add McAfee to be sure. Then, even a botnet wouldn't want to anymore run on that device

    Yeah, that's it! "Should I have run MacAfee on my FirstAlert online smoke detectors?" you say to yourself as you gaze at the remains of your house.