IoT Security Flaw Leaves 496 Million Devices Vulnerable At Businesses, Report Says (crn.com)

Nearly a half-billion Internet of Things devices are vulnerable to cyberattacks at businesses worldwide because of a 10-year-old security flaw, according to a new report from a security software vendor. From a report: The report was published Friday by Armis, a provider of Internet of Things security software for enterprises that focuses on detecting threats in IoT devices at workplaces. The Palo Alto, Calif.-based company has previously made security disclosures, including the BlueBorne malware attack that impacted 5 billion IoT devices.

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Re:Just desserts

[Ol Olsoc]

If you let your appliances communicate with anybody but you, you deserve what you get.

If for some incredibly stupid reason you need the company toilets and cameras and other crap connected toa network, build a separate network for them that never connects to teh intertoobz.