Remember that the S in IoT stands for Security.
I have deployed open MQTT to the world for quick prototypes on non personal (and healthcare) data. Once my cloud provider told me to stop because they didn’t like it, that could be used for relay DDOS attacks.
I would not trust the sleep mask company even if they somehow manage to have some authentication and authorisation on their MQTT.
And the P in IoT stands Privacy, and the Q for quality.
The K, of course, stands for Ka-ching!
The L stands for longevity.
Which reminds me that the R, of course, stands for Recyclability.
I don't think there is an S in IoT?..
Right - the saying indicates that IoT stuff is well known for ignoring security.
Went right over my head :)
Where I work, the saying is, "The H in ABC stands for Happiness."
(Also, "We're not happy until you're not happy.")
It did get me thinking - maybe there should be IoTS devices, where the S stands for Security. A commitment to updates for a certain amount of time, the source code in escrow to be released when updates/support ceases, probably other things I'm not thinking of.
Seems like a fitting area for government regulation and certification. But in order for a government to even begin to consider the lack of security in IoT a problem, the adoption must ubiquitous. I.e. the devices (or the number of thereof) should pose enough a threat to public infrastructure (think botnets) to be subjected to regulation. Is there such an incentive in any country at the moment?
It does work a lot better with verbal inflection.
Thank you for your astute observation. :)
Exactly