SECURITY: THE AV WAY OR THE IOT WAY
In the latest episode of A State Of Control, Mark Day highlights some things IoT devices do really well. Rich Fregrosa counters by pointing out that you give up some control with IoT solutions. There have even been cases where thousands of devices were negatively affected by manufacturer updates pushed over the air.
After the episode was released, it was reported that the Mirai malware can now target AV devices from LG and WePresent. To protect devices in the field, a security patch is required; A firmware update that fixes the vulnerability.
Getting all those devices updated will require many “Firmware Fridays”. Also known as talented AV professionals running around with laptops and watching progress bars. Such is the drudgery of AV today.