
As the adoption of the internet of things (IoT) grows, so do legitimate security concerns about this technology. In 2018, Kaspersky honeypots identified 105 million attacks targeting smart devices.
The impact of internet-connected cars, cameras, speakers, drones, medical devices, climate control systems and similar hardware is increasing. Whether this impact will be positive or negative depends on how well we solve the IoT security problem.
This article offers a look at IoT as a double-edged sword and suggests ways we can address the challenge.