Security News > 2020 > November > How smartphones became IoT’s best friend and worst enemy

Smartphones and the rise of IoT. Relying on the ubiquity of smartphones and the rise of remote controls, users and vendors alike have embraced the move away from physical device interfaces.

The communication between an IoT device and its app is often not properly encrypted nor authenticated - and these issues enable the construction of exploits to achieve remote control of victim's devices.

Perhaps most importantly, it's many times cheaper for vendors to create devices with companion apps than to create devices with physical interfaces.

The researchers found more than 30 devices from 10 vendors relied on the same cloud service to manage their devices, with the cloud service reporting security weakness that previously allowed attackers to take full control by device ID and password enumeration.

Until legislators catch up or manufacturers begin to implement stricter security protocols for their devices and apps, users will need to take matters into their own hands to make certain that the devices they bring into the workplace or the home are safe from outside forces.

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