The internet of everything - bringing more risk to more places

The internet of everything - bringing more risk to more places
by John Hawes 

The Internet of Things (IoT) is a ubiquitous buzz-phrase these days. The idea that just about everything we make or use could eventually be connected, allowing anything to be remotely controlled or monitored, inspires excitement and trepidation in equal measure. 
The applications of a completely connected world are immense, letting us control all aspects of our lives and our environments from anywhere. 
The dangers are similarly epic. We're not only at risk of attackers snooping on the data passing between us and the devices to which we want to connect (data which often passes through some kind of cloud-based "service broker" along the way), but also at risk of attackers taking over those data channels and hijacking the devices themselves.
 
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