"Website Rates Security of Internet-Connected Devices"

Security researchers from the Georgia Institute of Technology and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill developed a website to help consumers understand the major security issues and risks associated with consumer-grade Internet of Things (IoT) devices. The website displays a list of IoT devices, all of which have been ranked based on different components such as the devices themselves, the mobile applications that interact with the devices, cloud endpoints, and more. In addition to educating consumers, the aim of these security ratings is to encourage device manufacturers to improve the security of IoT devices. This article continues to discuss the website developed by researchers that displays security ratings for IoT devices and the framework created for analyzing the security components of the devices, along with the security risks associated with IoT devices. 

EurekAlert! reports "Website Rates Security of Internet-Connected Devices"