https://www.techradar.com/news/six-principles-to-secure-the-iot

Two decades in, the Internet of Things (IoT) remains in its infancy stage. The phrase itself was popularized only about five years ago — and 80 percent of consumers still don’t know what IoT means, according to at least one study. 

Fortunately, the relative novelty of the IoT — along with the innumerable lessons we’ve learned from continual tech innovation over the last half-century — presents an unprecedented opportunity to proactively address security issues as the technology catapults forward.