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June 2, 2021
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The U.S. Army believes IoT devices, such as Amazon's Echo, pose a potential security risk for those working remotely.
The U.S. Army has deleted from its website a directive requiring all remote workers to remove or turn off IoT devices, according to the security firm Bitdefender.
The new requirement was issued in a memo posted to the Army's website on May 20 by the Army's CIO, Dr. Raj Iyer, that has since been removed, according to Bitdefender. The security firm found a cached version of Iyer's note.
Bitdefender researchers say such a policy is essentially unenforceable. But they acknowledge that many IoT devices lack adequate security.