Securing IoT Devices: Navigating Through Mirai Botnet Attacks

When it comes to securing IoT devices, there are a few technical challenges to tackle. One big issue is that there are lots of different kinds of IoT devices, and they all talk to the internet in different ways.

This makes it hard to keep them safe because you need to know how each one works.

Another problem is that some IoT devices aren't very good at defending themselves from hackers.

Hackers can sometimes take control of these devices and use them for bad things, like causing problems online.

This happened before with the Mirai botnet, where hackers used weak IoT devices to launch big cyber-attacks.

The Mirai botnet was a large-scale cyberattack in 2016 that targeted IoT (Internet of Things) devices. A botnet is a network of computers or devices controlled by hackers without the owners' knowledge, often used to launch cyberattacks.

Mirai specifically targeted vulnerable IoT devices like cameras and routers, exploiting weak security settings or default passwords to gain control over them. Once hijacked, these devices were used to flood websites with massive amounts of traffic, causing them to crash in what's known as a distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attack.

Plus, there's the challenge of keeping all the data these devices collect safe. It's important to make sure this data doesn't get into the wrong hands and stays private and secure.