The IoT Explosion
The average luxury hotel now has 5-8 IoT devices per room. That's thousands of potential attack surfaces on a single network.
The Three Big Risks
1. Flat network architectures
Many hotels run IoT devices on the same network as guest Wi-Fi and POS systems. A compromised thermostat becomes a gateway to credit card data.
2. Unpatched firmware
IoT manufacturers have inconsistent security update cycles. That smart mirror may never receive another patch.
3. Default credentials
In our audits, 40% of hotel IoT devices still use default passwords.
The Fix: Microsegmentation
Every IoT device category should live on its own VLAN with strict firewall rules. Smart thermostats do not need to talk to POS terminals. Ever.