{"id":8891,"date":"2018-11-23T07:00:02","date_gmt":"2018-11-23T15:00:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/formtek.com\/blog\/?p=8891"},"modified":"2018-09-29T18:58:33","modified_gmt":"2018-09-30T02:58:33","slug":"internet-of-things-iot-and-standard-it-devices-have-similar-vulnerabilities-but-iot-security-defenses-are-weak-or-nonexistent","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/formtek.com\/blog\/internet-of-things-iot-and-standard-it-devices-have-similar-vulnerabilities-but-iot-security-defenses-are-weak-or-nonexistent\/","title":{"rendered":"Internet of Things: IoT and Standard IT Devices Have Similar Vulnerabilities but IoT Security Defenses are Weak or Nonexistent"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)<a href=\"https:\/\/csrc.nist.gov\/publications\/detail\/nistir\/8228\/draft\"> has announced new guidelines for how to address cybersecurity and privacy risks<\/a> that could occur as a result of Internet of Things (IoT) devices.\u00a0 There is concern that many current IoT devices have little or no security precautions built into them.<\/p>\n<p>The report tries to take into account the following considerations of IoT devices compared to conventional IT devices.\u00a0 Thes einclude:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>IoT devices interact directly with physical environments while standard It devices like PCs do not.<\/li>\n<li>IoT devices can be monitored, accessed and managed in ways similar or identical to how standard IT devices are accessed<\/li>\n<li>Cybersecurity and privacy capabilities of IoT devices are often vastly different than standard devices.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nist.gov\/people\/james-st-pierre\">James St. Pierre<\/a>, deputy director of the IT Laboratory at NIST, <a href=\"https:\/\/federalnewsradio.com\/internet-of-things\/2018\/09\/nist-updating-cyber-guidance-as-agencies-continue-to-adopt-iot\/\">said that<\/a> &#8220;I think IoT is a little more understandable than some other technologies. With any new technology there\u2019s some interest in \u2018we\u2019ve got to start using it. My boss wants me to start using that.\u2019 With IoT, my sense is that people are using it fairly well, to improve efficiency, effectiveness, maintenance, the smart building applications. The real unique thing about IoT is that it\u2019s not just sensing data, of course. It can also actuate. It can have changes in the kinetic and physical world. 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