A few years ago, during a routine prelaunch review of new connected IoT hardware, our team scanned a batch of brand new, latest model hardware and found a potential bug, which was not uncommon, but also noticed something else.
Based on previous experience, we suspected potential breakdowns in the vendor’s supply chain, product manufacturing and assembly, or testing and quality assurance processes.
Why the security spec may not survive the build A design specification describes intent, and security is usually something most makers of any IT equipment, including IoT and OT device manufacturers, intend.
Nobody likes these, but they are out there out of necessity and remain one of the most common weaknesses in IoT, OT and other network connected devices.
Security flaws and vulnerabilities in software also are a challenge with IoT and OT devices.