Throughout 2016 and 2017, attacks from massive botnets made up entirely of hacked IoT devices had many experts warning of a dire outlook for Internet security
Rule #1: Avoid connecting your devices directly to the Internet
Rule #2: If you can, change the thing’s default credentials
Rule #3: Update the firmware
Rule #4: Check the defaults
If that sounds too complicated (or if your ISP’s addresses are on Censys’s blacklist) check out Steve Gibson‘s Shield’s Up page,
Alternatively, Glasswire is a useful tool that offers a full-featured firewall as well as the ability to tell which of your applications and devices are using the most bandwidth on your network.
Rule #5: Avoid IoT devices that advertise Peer-to-Peer (P2P) capabilities
Rule #6: Consider the cost
cheaper usually is not better. There is no direct correlation between price and security.
For More:
https://krebsonsecurity.com/2018/01/some-basic-rules-for-securing-your-iot-stuff/
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