{"id":28685,"date":"2019-08-26T04:00:00","date_gmt":"2019-08-26T04:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.threatshub.org\/blog\/top-5-iot-networking-security-mistakes\/"},"modified":"2019-08-26T04:00:00","modified_gmt":"2019-08-26T04:00:00","slug":"top-5-iot-networking-security-mistakes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.threatshub.org\/blog\/top-5-iot-networking-security-mistakes\/","title":{"rendered":"Top 5 IoT networking security mistakes"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Even though Brother International<\/a> is a supplier of many  IT products, from machine tools<\/a> to head-mounted displays<\/a> to industrial sewing machines<\/a>, it\u2019s best known for printers. And in today\u2019s world, those printers are no longer stand-alone devices, but components of the internet of things.<\/p>\n

That\u2019s why I was interested in this list from Robert Burnett, Brother\u2019s director, B2B product & solution \u2013 basically, the company\u2019s point man for large customer implementations. Not surprisingly, Burnett focuses on IoT security mistakes related to printers and also shares Brother\u2019s recommendations for dealing with the top five.<\/p>\n

#5: Not controlling access and authorization<\/h2>\n

\u201cIn the past,\u201d Burnett says, \u201ccost control was the driving force behind managing who can use a machine and when their jobs are released.\u201d That\u2019s still important, of course, but Burnett says security is quickly becoming the key reason to put management controls on print and scan devices. That\u2019s true not just for large enterprises, he notes, but for businesses of all sizes.<\/p>\n