Can TVs and refrigerators really spew botnet spam

Internet of Things roundtable: Experts discuss what to look for in IoT platforms

http://www.networkworld.com/article...iscuss-what-to-look-for-in-iot-platforms.html

 

Internet of Things? Hold my beer, I got this: ARM crafts OS to rule them all

http://www.theregister.co.uk/2014/1...nt_i_got_this_arm_crafts_os_to_rule_them_all/

 

By Matt_Oh, October 13, 2014

http://h30499.www3.hp.com/t5/HP-Sec...ing-my-smart-TV-an-old-new-thing/ba-p/6645844

 

Hordes of cable modems, Web cams, printers can become DDoS launch platforms

http://www.networkworld.com/article...rinters-can-become-ddos-launch-platforms.html

 

Silicon Valley startup unveils Internet-connected smart guns for cops

http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/...veils-internet-connected-smart-guns-for-cops/

 

The Internet of Things: 7 Scary Security Scenarios
http://www.darkreading.com/perimete...ngs-7-scary-security-scenarios/d/d-id/1316659

 

Insurers' refusal to cover high-tech Range Rovers is warning for carmakers, says Kaspersky

http://www.cso.com.au/article/55850...ange-rovers-warning-carmakers-says-kaspersky/

 

So they are smart enough to crack the key and ignition but too dumb to disable the tracker?? Sounds like a prudent underwriting approach-not.

Must be the same underwriter that designed the credit swap default insurance for AIG.

Waiting for news of hi-tech carjacking ring to crack Google's self-drive cars and have the cars drive themselves to the carjacker's hideout.

 

Microsoft adds IoT, big data orchestration services to Azure

http://www.infoworld.com/article/28...big-data-orchestration-services-to-azure.html

 

That's not far off.

 

See also: Is your webcam or baby monitor video feed being streamed to this website.
http://nakedsecurity.sophos.com/201...or-video-feed-being-streamed-to-this-website/

 

Thanks @ ronjor / others, for keeping most interesting thread going.

 

Also see:
http://www.cso.com.au/article/55952...r-security-burden-hackers-outpace-users-eset/

 

Privacy and the Internet of Things

http://www.cso.com.au/article/559985/privacy-internet-things/

 

Smart home security – how not to be dumb with your devices

http://www.welivesecurity.com/2014/11/24/smart-home-security/

 

Thanks for this.

 

You're welcome

 

IoT in the enterprise up three-fold, study finds
http://www.infoworld.com/article/28...the-enterprise-up-three-fold-study-finds.html

 

Coming soon: Murder by Internet

http://www.computerworld.com/article/2852376/coming-soon-murder-by-internet.html

h/t @ https://twitter.com/ScotFinnie

 

Thanks from here also. I have joined the IoT with a Samsung TV and a couple of other things and this article was quite a good read. Plan on forwarding it to others.

 

You're welcome. Nice to see it's been useful to you

 

Hackers Trick Keurigs Into Making Uncopyrighted Coffee

http://www.wired.com/2014/12/hackers-claim-free-keurigs-copyrighted-coffee/