Vulnerabilities Lurking Far And Wide In IoT Ecosystem

The article examines emerging security risks in the consumer Internet of Things (IoT), noting that ubiquitous commodity hardware (Raspberry Pi, Arduino, etc.), point-and-click development platforms, and reusable third-party software can produce widespread, common vulnerabilities; researchers from Duo Security warn that these factors may enable large-scale compromises and launched BuildItSecure.ly to promote secure design and independent security research.