The adoption of IoT is almost ubiquitous. From the home to the car to the office and the factory, IoT now forms a significant percentage of the number of devices connected to our home, cellular and business networks.
In 2022 IoT adoption grew by 18% globally. While homes are now filled with a wide variety of IoT devices that vacuum and mop our floor while we are out, to devices that allow us to view who rings at our front door, to monitor our babysitters, and pets, or to control the thermostat of our homes from a smart phone during the drive there.
IoT also allows us to automate many functions of our homes via spoken instructions to a Smart Speaker to turn on lights, draw curtains, or any number of other mundane tasks once performed by humans. The convenience of these devices is immediately apparent to all of us, especially if we would rather not get up from bed to turn off a light at night.
The security concerns of IoT personal devices
What is less apparent, is the cybersecurity risks of IoT. Especially if these devices are connected to the same unsegmented home network that you use for banking, stock trades, or for work. IoT devices just like your Smart TV needs to be…
