Before you start, get your IoT security story straight

{{ image( url="https://assets.ubuntu.com/v1/33792cb9-IoTSecurityWhitepaper-cover.jpg", alt="", height="357", width="504", hi_def=True, loading="lazy", ) | safe }}

A recent Canonical survey of 2,000 consumers suggests that a shockingly high percentage of connected devices may be vulnerable to botnets, hackers and cyber attacks:

  • Only 31% of consumers update the firmware on their connected devices as soon as updates become available.
  • 40% of consumers have never performed firmware updates on their connected devices
  • 40% of consumers believe that performing firmware updates on their connected devices is the responsibility of either software developers or the device manufacturer
{% include "shared/forms/_desktop-security.html" %}