'Thingularity' Triggers Security Warnings

  • 30 March 2014
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The Internet of Things is creating 50 billion Internet-connected devices. Who is going to keep them updated and secure?

The Internet of Things is a security nightmare waiting to happen.

Part of the challenge is scale. By 2020, predicts Cisco, 50 billion different objects will be connected to the Internet, creating an Internet of Things market worth $19 trillion.

But at what cost? Indeed, the problem with the impending "thingularity" -- as some technology pundits describe the current rush to connect everything to the Internet -- is that we lack a way to keep billions of consumer devices updated with the latest security patches or firmware.
 
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Hackers are going to hack everything by 2020

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