Kaspersky Lab has released a beta version of its solution for the smart home and the Internet of Things – Kaspersky IoT Scanner. With the beta version, the company is encouraging IoT users to protect their smart homes, and share their experiences about the performance and usability of Kaspersky IoT Scanner. Kaspersky IoT Scanner automatically identifies smart devices in the home network. The solution “memorizes” them and notifies the user when any new or familiar device is connected to, or disconnects from, the network. This allows the user to always be aware of who is accessing his or her home network at any moment. The solution scans all devices for known vulnerabilities: for example, if their connection ports are open, the solution informs the user about it and advises them to immediately close them. In addition, Kaspersky IoT Scanner notifies the user about any problems with passwords for the Wi-Fi router, Telnet or SSH.