The rise of so-called "Internet of Things” and “smart homes” in general is considered an inevitable feature of the near future, as more and more domestic Appliances they get the ability to connect to the Internet.
While this is generally considered progress, HP Security Research raises alarm bells in its relevant analysis, since, as it notes, in this way new "paths" of attack are opened for hackers.
According to this report, HP Security Research has looked at 10 from the most popular devices in the broader context of the "Internet of Things", resulting in the detection of an "alarmingly high average of vulnerabilities", ranging from the notorious Heartbleed up to Denial of Service, weak codes and cross-site scripting.
Oι συσκευές, όπως επισημαίνεται, προέρχονταν από κατασκευαστές τηλεοράσεων, webcams, θερμοστατών, hubs για έλεγχο πολλαπλών συσκευών, «έξυπνων» κλειδαριών κ.α, ενώ στην πλειονότητά τους χρησιμοποιούσαν κάποια μορφή cloud υπηρεσίας. Σε όλες τις περιπτώσεις υπήρχαν εφαρμογές για φορητές συσκευές, που μπορούσαν να χρησιμοποιηθούν για την acquisition πρόσβασης ή control from distance.
As mentioned, 90% of the devices collected at least one piece of personal data (via a portable device, cloud or application), 70% used unencrypted network services, six on 10 raised concerns about the security of their web interfaces, 80% did not require sufficiently "strong" codes and 70% allowed an attacker to find valid user accounts.
The final conclusion of the report is that the world of interconnected "smart" devices is already here, although it is in its early stages. "Up to 2020, according to Gartner's studies, the Internet of Things will consist of 26 billion" units ". Fortunately, there is still time to secure the devices before consumers are put at risk. "
Source: naftemporiki.gr
