{"id":8206,"date":"2025-05-02T17:17:04","date_gmt":"2025-05-02T15:17:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/eu.it-cyberwall.com\/blog\/2025\/05\/02\/cameras-printers-time-clocks-the-forgotten-connected-devices\/"},"modified":"2026-10-19T18:12:47","modified_gmt":"2026-10-19T16:12:47","slug":"cybersecurite-et-internet-des-objets-risques-et-solutions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/eu.it-cyberwall.com\/en\/blog\/2025\/05\/02\/cybersecurite-et-internet-des-objets-risques-et-solutions\/","title":{"rendered":"Cameras, printers, time clocks: the forgotten connected devices"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"8206\" class=\"elementor elementor-8206 elementor-6941\" data-elementor-settings=\"{&quot;ha_cmc_init_switcher&quot;:&quot;no&quot;}\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-fb4f20c elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"fb4f20c\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-93cf006\" data-id=\"93cf006\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-672c111 elementor-widget elementor-widget-html\" data-id=\"672c111\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"html.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<style>.itcw-g{max-width:900px;margin:0 auto;font-size:17px;line-height:1.65;color:#2b2f3a}.itcw-g h2{margin-top:10px}.itcw-g .tw{overflow-x:auto;margin:18px 0}.itcw-g table{width:100%;border-collapse:collapse;font-size:15px;min-width:640px}.itcw-g th,.itcw-g td{border:1px solid #e3e6ee;padding:10px 12px;vertical-align:top;text-align:left}.itcw-g thead th{background:#0E0129;color:#fff}.itcw-g tbody th{background:#F6F7FA;font-weight:600}.itcw-g .box{background:#F6F7FA;border-left:4px solid #DE3241;padding:16px 20px;border-radius:6px;margin:18px 0}.itcw-g .box.ok{border-left-color:#2C9703}.itcw-g sup a{text-decoration:none;font-weight:600}.itcw-g ol.src li{margin-bottom:8px;font-size:15px;word-break:break-word}.itcw-g .note{font-size:14px;color:#6b7080}.itcw-g .toc a{display:inline-block;margin:4px 10px 4px 0}<\/style><style>.itcw-post{max-width:none}.itcw-post .lead{font-size:19px;font-weight:600;color:#0e0129}.itcw-post h2{font-size:24px;margin:28px 0 12px}.itcw-post ul,.itcw-post ol{padding-left:22px}.itcw-post li{margin-bottom:8px}.itcw-post .itcw-wdb{text-align:left!important;margin-top:18px!important}<\/style>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-38c945d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"38c945d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"itcw-g itcw-post\"><p class=\"lead\">In an SME, the connected devices to watch are not gadgets: they are security cameras, multifunction printers, time clocks and access control systems, and meeting room screens. They are often left with their factory password and no updates, on the same network as the workstations.<\/p><h2>Why they matter<\/h2><p>These devices are plugged into the company network, sometimes reachable from the internet so they can be checked remotely. A factory password or software that is never updated turns them into a way in, then a starting point to reach the workstations and servers on the same network.<\/p><h2>To check this week<\/h2><div class='box ok'><ul><li>Has the factory password of every camera, printer and time clock been changed?<\/li><li>Do these devices receive updates from their manufacturer, and does someone apply them?<\/li><li>Are they on a network separate from workstations and servers, and closed to direct access from the internet?<\/li><\/ul><\/div><div class=\"box\"><strong>Further reading:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/eu.it-cyberwall.com\/en\/guides\/comptes-administration-mots-de-passe\/\">Administration accounts, passwords and two-factor authentication<\/a><br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/eu.it-cyberwall.com\/en\/blog\/service-post\/cyberdog-network\/\">CyberDog Network: separating and monitoring networks<\/a><\/div><p>Questions about your situation? <a href=\"https:\/\/eu.it-cyberwall.com\/en\/contact\/?mf-besoin=cybersecurite#formulaire\">Describe my needs<\/a><\/p><p class=\"note\">Sources consulted on 19 October 2026: <a href=\"https:\/\/messervices.cyber.gouv.fr\/guides\/guide-dhygiene-informatique\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">ANSSI \u2013 Guide d\u2019hygi\u00e8ne informatique<\/a>.<br \/>Article written by IT CyberWall.<\/p><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In an SME, the connected devices to watch are not gadgets: they are security cameras, multifunction printers, time clocks and access control systems, and meeting room screens. 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