How to Secure Your Internet of Things - PC Magazine

PC Magazine, By Fahmida Rashid

The phrase "Internet of Things" may be over-hyped, but the connected home is no longer a vague futuristic concept, but a reality. The average home already has multiple connected devices, and it's up to the savvy user to actively secure them by locking down the home network.

The Internet of Things includes pretty much any device capable of connecting to the Internet. The smart refrigerator is a popular example, but the category goes beyond electric appliances to include thermostats, automobiles, and wearables. Even though there is a lot of conversation about ways to bake security into these devices, the bottom line is that they are all vulnerable. Attackers can conceivably use them as backdoors into your network, or figure out a way to hijack the devices to carry out other operations. It's up to the homeowner to protect the Internet of Things in the connected home—and the way to do that is to protect the home network. Read more.