Raspberry Pi’s not only sound delicious, they are fantastic little computers for all your science, hobby and security needs. They are cheap, easy to use and provide a wide range of possibilities due the fact that several kinds of operating systems can be ran on them, the availability of programmable GPIO pins as well as the multi-core CPU availability and multiple USB ports.

Among other similar mini-computers, F-Secure uses Raspberry Pi’s for all kinds of automation projects as they are quick to set up and easy to use for certain red-teaming and penetration testing operations but also for information gathering setups through the various break-out boards of all kinds that exist for wireless and other technology be it radio links, bluetooth, I2C, Wi-Fi and other applications.

But, if you are not careful, your little hobby project might result in a security risk as an entry point into your network. Attackers might use your Raspberry Pi for their own purposes.