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= IoT and security =

IoT is a rising device used for daily life. We use IoT devices in order to check for common things like my music or shopping lists, but these products can be unsafe at times.

Bold text Statics: The possibilities are endless when it comes to IoT and statistics definitely reflect that. Currently, there are over 12 billion devices that can connect to the internet, and that number is projected to grow past 14.2 billion in 2019. Studies by Gartner also show that by 2020, there will be 26 times more connected things than people. McKinsey states that globally, every second, another 127 devices are connected to the internet. By 2025, there are expected to be more than 75 billion IoT devices worldwide. China, North America, and Western Europe make up 67% of IoT’s installed base. Morgan Stanley predicts the industrial IoT market size to reach $110 billion by 2020. Industrial IoT makes up more than 17% of the number of IoT projects worldwide. Industrial Internet of Things is often abbreviated as “IIoT.” -IpropertyManagament

History of IoT: the actual term “Internet of Things” was coined by Kevin Ashton in 1999 during his work at Procter&Gamble. Ashton who was working in supply chain optimization wanted to attract senior management's attention to a new exciting technology called RFID. December 19, 2014.

History of IoT attacks: Malicious actors aren't tired of the Internet of Things (IoT), with cyberattacks on network-connected smart devices and process controllers rapidly increasing in number. One network of honeypots, put in place by Kaspersky, saw 105 million attacks on IoT devices coming from 276,000 unique IP addresses in the first six months of 2019, compared with just 12 million attacks in the first half of 2018.

Kaspersky's honeypot network found that while most IoT attacks are not very sophisticated, they sure are "quiet," showing little evidence of successful infection until the victim is activated as part of a botnet. Mirai and its variants remain the most common attack payload, accounting for 39% of the infections. The methods used to infect IoT devices vary, ranging from brute-forcing device passwords — often through Nyadrop, which was seen in 38.57% of attacks — to exploits of unpatched vulnerabilities found in a wide variety of different devices.

Kaspersky's honeypot network also determined the geographical source of the attacks, with China responsible for 30%, Brazil for 19%, and Egypt for 12%. That pattern marks a change from 2018 when Brazil was the leading attack source, responsible for 28% of the attacks seen in the first half of the year. -darkreading Iotandsecurity