{"id":11577,"date":"2016-03-17T09:00:43","date_gmt":"2016-03-17T13:00:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.kaspersky.com.au\/blog\/?p=11577"},"modified":"2017-09-24T11:19:40","modified_gmt":"2017-09-24T15:19:40","slug":"iot-state-of-mind","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.kaspersky.com.au\/blog\/iot-state-of-mind\/11577\/","title":{"rendered":"Changing the security mindset for the IoT"},"content":{"rendered":"

When a product is built, the manufacturer typically has a lifecycle in mind in regards to how long a consumer will ideally use the device. For example smartphones are something that users typically swap out every two years and automobile manufacturers will look at car buyers trading in their car every five or so years.<\/p>\n

The problem with this though is that humans don\u2019t act the way these types of purchasing patterns presuppose. One would only need to look at a used car dealership or peruse eBay to find an aftermarket for cars or phones. Ok, eBay is enough for both.<\/p>\n

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This secondary sales market is also something that is going to become more important for manufacturers to think about as the IoT grows. Why you ask? Since many devices have a finite timeline in a company\u2019s sell-sheet, they are not supported after their \u2018expiration\u2019 date, and usually, that\u2019s exactly the time when they bypass the trash and head straight to the aftermarket.<\/p>\n

Chances are that those who buy these IoT devices from their previous owners could very well end up with something that\u2019s not longer protected from any vulnerabilities that would be found afterwards. And there certainly would be a lot of those vulnerabilities, as both white hat and black hat hackers are constantly searching for them.<\/p>\n

We have already seen many devices connected to the Internet fall susceptible to a hack due to software that is used to connect to the web, which ironically is also past it\u2019s prime. Items compromised range from baby monitors<\/a> to air conditioners<\/a> to automobiles<\/a>. Sadly if something connects to the web, it can be hacked. And there are IoT search engines<\/a> to make it happen faster.<\/p>\n

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When hacking air conditioners leads to blackout https:\/\/t.co\/LSxYAgBSI2<\/a> #TheSAS2016<\/a> https:\/\/t.co\/LSxYAgBSI2<\/a> #infosec<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/5koCkAcwGb<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 Kaspersky (@kaspersky) February 18, 2016<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n