A security system from cybersecurity firm ##ware can notify users if their internet of things ( IoT ) device is vulnerable to the malware software called Mirai . In October , Mirai was blamed for the distributed denial - of - service attack that caused outages across the internet . The malware works by locating insecure IoT devices and using them as part of a botnet . Imperva ’s software can not , however , fix vulnerabilities in the insecure devices — this has to be done by the devices themselves .
A security tool from cybersecurity firm Imperva can notify users if their internet of things (IoT) device is vulnerable to the malware programme called Mirai. In October, Mirai was blamed for the distributed denial-of-service attack that caused outages across the internet. The malware works by locating insecure IoT devices and using them as part of a botnet. Imperva’s service cannot, however, fix vulnerabilities in the insecure devices—this has to be done by the users themselves.