I will as well since I'm pretty curious. Only way IoT has any staying power is if security standards and practices are advanced. At least in my view. I can't see customers wanting something that they're positive can be hijacked and used against them. Unless the government is doing it, then no one cares for some reason.
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That is certainly a big part of it, yes. I was talking with some folks at a university engineering department and they have the same concerns about standardization in IoT before they start producing courses of any depth on the subject.
At least some people are talking about it. The way these devices are being churned out with little to no security; No wonder we keep seeing stories about IoT botnets, huge hacks and camera wielding sex toys that anyone can get on. The last thing we need is another IoT botnet some vindictive teenager with $50 can buy and cause havoc with.
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I will as well since I'm pretty curious. Only way IoT has any staying power is if security standards and practices are advanced. At least in my view. I can't see customers wanting something that they're positive can be hijacked and used against them. Unless the government is doing it, then no one cares for some reason.
That is certainly a big part of it, yes. I was talking with some folks at a university engineering department and they have the same concerns about standardization in IoT before they start producing courses of any depth on the subject.
At least some people are talking about it. The way these devices are being churned out with little to no security; No wonder we keep seeing stories about IoT botnets, huge hacks and camera wielding sex toys that anyone can get on. The last thing we need is another IoT botnet some vindictive teenager with $50 can buy and cause havoc with.