As the current pandemic continuously increasing and forcing the world to shift their work to remote work. Although it's a technological era, still working fully remotely is very difficult. But As "Health is Wealth" and "Health is more before anything", people have to stay at home and have to work from home.
In this war of pandemic, IoT developers are playing a very important role by developing human-friendly devices that make it much easier for people to work from home. But as you all know every ease brings difficulty or threat along with. As these devices are making our lives comfortable and make working from home more convenient, they also bring great threats of attacks for cybercrime.
So here are 4 key security Control methods for IoT devices to overcome these attacks and measures to remediate these vulnerabilities.
Default Password:
Many new IoT devices offer default passwords. Unfortunately, these default passwords or simple passwords are susceptible to brute force attacks and an easy way for hackers to access the full network. So, by avoiding this or using strong alternatives way, one can be able to stop these attacks.
Unpatched Security Features:
unpatched software and hardware are easy and prime Targets for cyberthreat attackers and attackers can control the whole network through this. Running unpatched software and hardware is too risky and it invites criminals themselves, so by ending the use of unpatched software or hardware one can stop attackers.
Flat Networks:
Flat Networks are designed to reduce cost, for maintenance and Administration by reducing routers and switches. Flat Networks also a big source or way for attackers to access confidential and sensitive data.
Bluetooth:
IoT devices commonly use Bluetooth for connection, and Bluetooth has high-security vulnerabilities and could leave devices open to attack, and attackers can easily access your data. So, it can cause big trouble for you. By using a more secure alternative one can secure his/her system.