Thursday, January 29, 2015

Shared Connected Devices

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Like it or not, more of our stuff is being assigned IP addresses. Someday soon you'll be able to email your oven to switch on and text your front door to open precisely at 5:00. You'll hop in your car, type "home" on the touchscreen, and it will take you there.

Or will it? what if a hacker injects a virus that causes your car to accelerate through an intersection where the light has turned red? Or sends an SMS to unlock your front door at 3am? Or communicates with your oven, turning the heat up to maximum, burning the dinner that's slow-cooking inside and starting a fire that spreads through and destroys your home? If you think the risks are big NOW, just wait a few years!

Okay, okay, I've had MY say. What's YOUR take? Comments are open below on Facebook, G+ and blogger/blogspot!



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