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What risk is posed by Internet of Things (IoT) devices?
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Their connectivity can be exploited as an attack vector to any other device on the same network.
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“Attackers take advantage of this scale to infect large segments of devices at a time, allowing them access to the data on those devices or to, as part of a botnet, attack other computers or devices for malicious intent.”
— CISA — Securing the Internet of Things (IoT) ↗