Isaac Potoczny-Jones: IoT Security & Privacy – Reducing Vulnerabilities

Source: Network Computing

“In a recent 2015 cybersecurity report, AT&T charted a 458% increase in Internet of Things (IoT) vulnerability scans of devices. This is  just the latest indication that hyper-growth of IoT devices, sensors and systems across business, consumer and government sectors puts users’ information privacy and security at risk.” In this Network Computing piece, Galois’ Isaac Potoczny-Jones discusses why the Internet of Things are very often vulnerable today, and what vendors can do to built IoT devices with security and privacy in mind.