Just want to throw this link out there regarding the Internet Of Things (sometimes called the Web of Everything; while it is from an IEEE e-zine, link should work for you all; if it does not, please let me know)
http://www.computer.org/web/prpl-matters...3b50370073
Article is about how researchers were able to hack a 2014 vehicle on-board network and take control of driver functions; also talks about net-connected drug infusion pump being remotely hacked.
This is not anything new - about 5 years ago (before IoT hype began), read in an IEEE publication about how researchers were able to hack a network connectable pacemaker - talk about an assassin's dream come true!
To add insult to injury, here in the U.S., thanks to DRM, DCMA, or whatever, researchers may not be allowed to openly publish their results regarding some of these flaws (if I remember correctly, this applies to commercially available routers and such).
http://www.computer.org/web/prpl-matters...3b50370073
Article is about how researchers were able to hack a 2014 vehicle on-board network and take control of driver functions; also talks about net-connected drug infusion pump being remotely hacked.
This is not anything new - about 5 years ago (before IoT hype began), read in an IEEE publication about how researchers were able to hack a network connectable pacemaker - talk about an assassin's dream come true!
To add insult to injury, here in the U.S., thanks to DRM, DCMA, or whatever, researchers may not be allowed to openly publish their results regarding some of these flaws (if I remember correctly, this applies to commercially available routers and such).