Smart home devices may be vulnerable to attacks due to outdated software, or unpatched security flaws, or weak credentials according to a new report that was recently produced by Avast. This report can be accessed HERE.
16 million different home networks worldwide have been included in Avast’s study. The report focuses on 21 countries in North and South America, Europe, and the Asia Pacific region. 56 million devices were scanned as part of the study. Two out of five (40.8%) smart homes worldwide have at least one device that is vulnerable to attacks, out of which,69.2% are vulnerable due to weak credentials. The UK Government advocates that strong security should be built into internet-connected products by design.
In October 2018, the UK government published the Code of Practice for Consumer IoT Security to support all parties involved in the development, manufacturing and retail of consumer IoT. You can access this HERE.
Aditionally, the NCSC (National Cyber Security Centre) has called for the adoption of Secure by Default which covers the long-term technical effort to ensure that the right security primitivesare built in to software and hardware. Read that HERE.