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1The Internet of Evil Things Being Fueled by Mirai Botnet
2Organizations Are on the Lookout for Mirai
3What’s Attacking IoT Devices
4Problematic Configurations
Problematic configurations are among the many reasons why IoT devices are a security risk. Many organizations do not rename wireless router access points, with “linksys” and “netgear” and “default” commonly showing up. In addition, 74 percent of survey respondents said they are “concerned” or “extremely concerned” about devices in a default, misconfigured or vulnerable state.
5WiFi Device Detection Is Not Pervasive
6Beware of Mobile Phone Attacks
7Many Organizations Are Prepared for IoT Threats
8Organizations Have Budgets for Device Threat Detection
The key to getting a grip on IoT risks starts with monitoring and device threat detection. Thirty-nine percent of respondents said they have a budget in place for wireless device monitoring technology, and 40 percent plan on using some of their budgets on device threat detection technology.