Installing Internet of Things, or IoT, devices in your office? These devices are susceptible to hacking, which means cyber criminals can break into them and take them over – using them to launch attacks on businesses, stealing data from your network, and potentially using them to leapfrog onto your company’s systems – making them a real and present risk for your business. The US government is working to improve the situation, and recently released a product label called the US Cyber Trust Mark. This will soon be attached to the packaging of retail products to confirm that they have been tested and found to be following security best practices – for example, that they are easily upgradeable to patch new security vulnerabilities.

Security is everybody’s business – and by shopping smarter, you can secure your own devices and protect your business in the process. The 60-second "Security Nudge" is brought to you by CybSafe, developers of the Human Risk Management Platform. Learn more at https://cybsafe.com