The Internet of Things (IoT) presents a significant mix of opportunity and risk. Compared to the connected devices of the past, the gazillions of new IoT devices that are being predicted for our homes, transportation, cities, medical devices and elsewhere represent a unique set of security challenges for both companies and their users.
They also offer a host of new and attractive opportunity for attackers.
To start, IoT devices significantly expand the attack surface. Hackers can easily purchase any IoT device, which will often contain the same security features of other, identical devices already deployed in hundreds or even thousands of homes. Unlike servers or networking equipment, which are usually hacked through remote access points and reside in protected and monitored environments, IoT devices are more accessible to malicious threat actors....
Rescooped by
Jeff Domansky
from Internet of Things & Wearable Technology Insights
October 3, 2015 9:36 PM
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Proliferation of devices leads to higher risk. Many IoT challenges ahead.