Monday, September 21, 2015

Safeguarding the Internet of Things

The Internet of Things delivers new ways to create and capture business value, but also creates some frightening new vulnerabilities that organizations must take specific actions to address.
The rapidly expanding Internet of Things (IoT) is poised to generate huge volumes of data and deliver valuablebusiness insights. But it also introduces substantial new risk.
A defining element of the Internet of Things (IoT) is that objects are not merely smart—equipped with sensors and processing power—but also connected: able to share the information they generate. More data, and more sensitive data, accessible across a broad network of interconnected stakeholders could pose significant dangers if compromised. As the World Economic Forum reported in March, “Hacking the location data on a car is merely an invasion of privacy, whereas hacking the control system of a car would be a threat to a life.” The rise of IoT requires enterprises to put in place systems to protect this new source of information-based value.  For original and complete post see here

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