Welcome to #cybertiptuesday ! Have you heard of IoT? IoT is known as the Internet of Things and is any physical device that connects to the internet.
There are some crazy things out there that connect to your wireless and push collected data back to its home base. Some of the weirdest we've heard of is the Smart Salt Shaker, Smart Toaster and even the Kohler Numi 2.0 Smart Toilet that runs about $8500!!
Anytime you allow a smart device on your network, you are rolling the dice that you are good with it collecting data about you and sending it off to marketers. More importantly you are hoping that the maker of your Smart Flip-Flops also have the ability to write complex code to ensure you are not being hacked by intruders.
A wireless network is only as strong as its weakest device and as soon as you connect your Smart Mug you could be opening the door for intruders to monitor, scan and steal information from your network.
Be sure to only connect devices to your network that you can trust and to ensure random employees don't connect vulnerable devices at your business, only give the wireless password to your trained executive team, as well as conduct periodic port scans to monitor traffic. #IoT #protectyourself #dontjustconnectit
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