The security of things: protecting the IoT

The Internet of Things continues to grow at pace. But are its security flaws being addressed?

 

Industrial, operational technology and consumer devices are increasingly connected, but security is too often an afterthought, with flaws such as default passwords and insecure firmware. And many IoT devices are hard to patch, if they can be upgraded at all.

 

The result is an expanding attack surface, that risks undermining the benefits of IoT technology. But could 2022 be the year this is changes? The UK has introduced a voluntary code of practice, Secure By Design, and the Product Security and Telecommunications Infrastructure Bill should become law this year.

Our guest this week is John Moor, MD at the IoT Security Foundation. He discusses the risks posed by the technology, and how manufacturers, governments and end users can help to solve it, with Security Insights' editor Stephen Pritchard.