In the past few years IoT has become one of the hottest and long lasting trends. Almost half the world’s population is online. From thermostats regulating our temperature to TV’s/speakers responding to our every need, our lives truly do revolve around technology.
According t6o Gartner, the number of worldwide Internet connected devices will grow to 11.4 billion by 2018. Anything that grows this rapidly will come with a lot of security issues and it has received very little attention. Yet, we continue to buy these devices even though we know they can be potentially harmful.
In October 2016, almost 150,000 smart security cameras were infected with malware. Today’s cybercriminal are smart and have enough funding to infect millions of IoT devices. Unfortunately there is no set way to protect against such fraud. The only thing you can do as of now is to be vigilant and aware of the most advanced security. The threats are only increasing by day and the only way to minimize the risk is to take action and adapt to the future of IoT.