Monday, February 11, 2019
The Internet of Things is coming of age.
The explosion of connected devices—and their rapid insurgence into our homes and workplaces—has so far outpaced investment in keeping them secure.
But that’s starting to change, as buyers and sellers of “smart” products are less willing to throw caution to the wind when it comes to cybersecurity, according to Dr. Rick Blum, the Robert W. Wieseman Professor of Electrical Engineering at Lehigh University.
Whereas systems like the energy grid are regulated and “are going to be protected,” Blum explains, “the Internet of Things systems—when you’re talking about self-driving cars or sensors in your body—these are the systems we better worry about.”