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“Today we are building the Internet of Things, and the recent massive DDoS attack in which DVRs and connected cameras made by Hangzhou Xiongmai Technology were subverted to create a giant attack on the Internet is not an exception, but a warning of what to expect,” Jonny Evans writes for Computerworld.
“Two years ago I warned you this could happen. I cited an HP Fortify survey that warned around 70 percent of connected devices were vulnerable to attack,” Evans writes. “The Hangzhou Xiongmai Technology botnet tells us these attacks have now begun. This is serious stuff.”
“Poorly protected connected devices are all some hackers need to climb inside your network, bank account, home, personal and professional life, even the Internet itself. You have been warned,” Evans writes. “Apple has spent time thinking this through. This is why it insists devices sold as being compatible with HomeKit implement tough security and privacy protections. These include end-to-end encryption, secure chips, and a range of other security measures. Apple wants you to know that when you do use HomeKit kit you are less likely to be attacked, or to see information about you subverted in unexpected ways.”
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