Electronics and home-appliance manufacturer Panasonic has detailed how it has strengthened the security of its Internet of Things devices by connecting them to internet honeypots and allowing hackers to try and take them over.
The global corporation uses two specially built honeypot sites that have the effect of exposing devices to the internet, to lure cyber criminals into attacking the devices. The products being tested like this range from IP cameras to connected home appliances like fridges and other kitchen products.
It's all part of Panasonic's efforts to understand the IoT threat landscape and how to counter threats targeting the products they manufacturer and how to protect consumers and businesses from IoT-based cyberattacks.
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The process was detailed by Hikohiro Y Lin, general manager and head of the product security incident response team, and Yuki Osawa, senior engineer at Panasonic Corporation, presenting a session at Black Hat Europe in London.
"Our company has white-hat hackers hacking our own devices every day. We've tested more than a thousand devices and we've found more than 10,000 vulnerabilities before shipping, so they're fixed," said Lin.
But in order to ensure development teams have as much information about potential security vulnerabilities in products as possible, both unreleased and on-the-market products are placed in the honeypots, which are m ..
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