The IoT has a Diversity Problem: Too Much of It

The article summarizes Fortinet's warning that the large variety of operating systems used in IoT devices — many proprietary, lightweight, or poorly secured — increases the attack surface and complicates patching and management; it recommends standardization, better access and identity controls, and network segmentation, and cites the Mirai botnet as an example of the risks posed by unmanaged IoT endpoints.