# Two factors driving IoT risk

By [Doug Lane](https://paragraph.com/@axalane) · 2022-03-30

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While it's still early days, the Internet of Things (IoT) has moved from buzzy topic to real thing now. Many of the usual security risks, including the [four digital supply chain security challenges](https://mirror.xyz/axalane.eth/alk8hGaY63Oux6Pj-8qsxbDYmqikfBRWM45iQAcp_to) I mentioned last week, are amplified by IoT.

Why? Two big reasons:

1.  Low-cost devices are required to make IoT work. When product companies need to drive costs down, it's a recipe for (a) missed hardware and software vulnerabilities and (b) low incentive to invest in post-deployment support and updates.
    
2.  Many IoT devices are aimed at consumers. As with things like social media, we're being drawn into many opportunities for fun and convenience that will likely bring along personal privacy hangovers later.
    

\-Doug​

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*Originally published on [Doug Lane](https://paragraph.com/@axalane/two-factors-driving-iot-risk)*