IoT Devices Represent a Security Risk When Working From Home

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0:22 the global internet of things eot

0:25 market is predicted to reach well over

0:27 one trillion dollars by 2026

0:30 as in so many domains the cavid pandemic

0:33 has accelerated digital adoption with

0:35 eot solutions deployed in areas such as

0:38 healthcare to allow for continuous

0:40 monitoring of coveted patients

0:42 the lack of human intervention required

0:44 to operate was a distinct plus in such a

0:46 use case and eot networks allow

0:49 businesses to find new ways to create

0:51 value whether through creating new

0:53 revenue streams or even new business

0:55 models entirely

0:57 with this growth comes risk however and

0:59 in how to stay smart in a smart world

1:01 gerd gydranzer director of the harding

1:04 center for risk literacy at the

1:05 university of potsdam highlights how the

1:08 smart home is arguably the biggest cyber

1:10 security risk we face today

1:12 because of the massively increased

1:14 landscape for cyber criminals to target

1:17 a new paper from palo alto networks

1:19 highlights the scale of the challenge

1:21 the company surveyed 1 900 it decision

1:25 makers from 18 countries including the

1:27 netherlands united kingdom germany japan

1:31 and australia and found that 78

1:33 had seen a significant increase in the

1:36 number of non-business eot devices on

1:38 their corporate networks in the past 12

1:40 months

1:41 these devices cover the weird and

1:43 wonderful including coffee machines

1:46 heart rate monitors pet feeders and gym

1:48 equipment all of which provide cyber

1:50 criminals with a possible point of

1:52 access to a network the respondents

1:54 highlighted the crucial need to improve

1:56 security measures to ensure that these

1:59 non-business devices aren't compromising

2:01 the overall security of corporate

2:03 networks

2:04 this is especially so a year in which

2:06 remote working has increased

2:07 significantly and therefore the

2:09 reliability of workers home i.t networks

2:12 has been a factor in the overall

2:14 security of corporate networks

2:16 the report explains remote workers need

2:19 to be aware that eot devices could be

2:21 compromised and used to move laterally

2:23 to access their work devices if they're

2:25 both using the same home router which in

2:28 turn could allow attackers to move on to

2:30 corporate systems

2:31 everything using the same wi-fi network

2:34 creates more risk whether in a living

2:36 room or at a coffee shop

2:38 the respondents revealed a pressing need

2:40 for security improvements across the

2:42 board but especially in areas such as

2:45 risk assessment threat protection device

2:47 visibility and device context for

2:49 security teams

2:51 palo alto networks say eot adoption has

2:54 become a critical business enabler it

2:57 presents new security challenges that

2:59 can only be met if employees and

3:01 employers share responsibility for

3:03 protecting networks

3:04 remote workers need to be aware of

3:06 devices at home that may connect to

3:08 corporate networks via their home router

3:11 enterprises need to better monitor

3:13 threats and access to networks and

3:15 create a level of segmentation to

3:17 safeguard remote employees and the

3:19 organization's most valuable assets

3:22 the use of some eot devices points to

3:24 how they can be used securely just over

3:27 half of respondents said that their eot

3:29 devices were segmented on a distinct

3:31 network from the network used for their

3:33 primary business devices with a further

3:35 quarter saying that their eot devices

3:37 were particularly micro-segmented within

3:40 specific security zones

3:42 this is considered best practice across

3:44 the industry as it allows organizations

3:46 to keep eot devices separate from other

3:49 it devices and prevent hackers from

3:51 exploiting weak links in a network to

3:53 then move laterally within the network

3:57 with remote working expected to feature

3:59 heavily in a future of work that has

4:01 hybrid working at the forefront it's

4:03 vital that employees better understand

4:05 how to keep their personal and

4:07 professional networks safe from

4:08 cyberattack

4:10 the report includes a number of tips on

4:12 how employees can do that the first of

4:14 these is to better understand the router

4:16 that is likely to act as the hub through

4:18 which all of your eot devices will

4:21 connect to the internet

4:22 a good first step is to make sure that

4:24 the default password on the router is

4:26 changed before then boosting the

4:28 encryption on your network by utilizing

4:31 either wpa2 personal or wpa3 personal

4:35 the researchers also recommend employees

4:37 keep better track of the various devices

4:40 that are currently connected the router

4:42 is a great way to do this and will have

4:44 a list of all devices that are currently

4:46 connected to it as well as listing any

4:49 dhcp clients and wireless clients

4:52 this will allow employees to disable

4:54 remote management on any devices where

4:56 it isn't needed which will also boost

4:58 the security of the network

5:00 employees should also ensure that their

5:02 devices are kept up to date with any

5:04 security updates provided by the

5:06 manufacturers

5:07 too often we overlook this incredibly

5:09 basic step and leave ourselves more

5:12 vulnerable than we need to

5:14 we should also introduce two-factor

5:16 authentication on any device that

5:17 utilizes it

5:19 last but not least employees should look

5:21 into segmenting their home network this

5:24 can be done by creating a guest wifi

5:26 network with all eot devices then placed

5:29 onto this network with more work

5:31 critical devices using the main network

5:33 this will limit the damage caused by any

5:36 security vulnerabilities in your eot

5:38 devices

5:39 if remote working is to become a feature

5:41 of the future of work then it's

5:43 important that it managers and employees

5:45 better understand the security

5:47 implications and take relatively

5:49 straightforward steps to protect

5:50 themselves from an attack

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