{"id":11430,"date":"2016-02-29T09:00:50","date_gmt":"2016-02-29T14:00:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.kaspersky.com\/blog\/?p=11430"},"modified":"2020-02-26T11:05:39","modified_gmt":"2020-02-26T16:05:39","slug":"shodan-censys","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.kaspersky.com\/blog\/shodan-censys\/11430\/","title":{"rendered":"Shodan and Censys: the ominous guides through the Internet of Things"},"content":{"rendered":"

Look around \u2014 we are living in the Internet of Things. In our day-to-day life, we encounter things connected to the Internet, starting with our home Wi-Fi routers and leading up to traffic light management systems and street security cameras. Since they are connected, all of them can be found in two worlds \u2014 both in the real world and in the Web.<\/p>\n

\"Shodan<\/a><\/p>\n

And like there is Google to help you find the data you are looking for on the Internet, there are also special search engines that help you find these connected devices. Say hello to Shodan<\/a> and Censys<\/a>!<\/p>\n

Shodan is the first (and probably the foremost) search engine for the Internet of Things \u2014 it\u2019s been around for more than 7 years. It was named after the main antagonist in the computer game series System Shock<\/a> \u2014 a highly villainous artificial intelligence called Shodan. Real-world Shodan is not as relentless, but it is capable of doing harm. But before we get to the bad news, let\u2019s find out how does the search engine actually work.<\/p>\n

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Nice wrap up of #IoT<\/a>-related talks at #TheSAS2015<\/a>: \"Internet of Crappy Things: https:\/\/t.co\/ORygHSJs9W<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 Eugene Kaspersky (@e_kaspersky) February 20, 2015<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n