CLOSED: [2017-05-14 Sun 10:42] :PROPERTIES: :ID: tags-iot :CREATED: [2017-05-14 Sun 10:31] :END: :LOGBOOK: - State "DONE" from "NEXT" [2017-05-14 Sun 10:42] :END: The [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Internet_of_things][Internet of Things]] (or short: IoT) is the phase of the Internet where physical devices are connected to the Internet, collecting and exchanging data without our direct involvement. [[https://www.heise.de/newsticker/meldung/Licht-an-Licht-aus-ZigBee-Wurm-befaellt-smarte-Gluehbirnen-3459004.html][«Smart» light bulbs are prone to be infected by malware]], turning the bulbs into contagious devices. [[http://www.heise.de/newsticker/meldung/Smart-Home-Bluetooth-Schloesser-senden-Passwort-im-Klartext-3292041.html][«Smart» Bluetooth-door-locks give away their passwords in cleartext]]. [[https://www.heise.de/newsticker/meldung/33C3-Bluetooth-Schloesser-Smart-aber-nicht-sicher-3582323.html][Even more about insecure smart locks on 33C3]]. [[https://www.heise.de/newsticker/meldung/Sicherheitsrisiko-Smart-City-Experten-warnen-vor-Angriffen-auf-smarte-Staedte-3687556.html][Experts are seriously worried about attacks on whole smart cities]]. And this is not some theoretical stuff: [[http://www.networkworld.com/article/3168763/security/university-attacked-by-its-own-vending-machines-smart-light-bulbs-and-5-000-iot-devices.html][University attacked by its own vending machines, smart light bulbs and 5,000 IoT devices]]. In short: these days, «smart» is a synonym for insecure. Please remember that. Here is an illustration [[https://twitter.com/MarksLarks/status/863293125422444544][from Twitter]] which summarizes some threats: #+ATTR_HTML: :alt Fun graphics with household devices turning into ransomware #+ATTR_HTML: :align center :width 600 [[tsfile:2017-09-30 Internet of ransomware things -- iot fun publicvoit.jpeg][2017-09-30 Internet of ransomware things -- iot fun publicvoit.jpeg]] Now, you might laughing about this image. Let's wait a bit and see how you feel like when [[https://www.rt.com/uk/388115-nhs-hospitals-cyber-attack/][people you know are dying because of malicious or not working IoT devices]]. Articles tagged with "iot" are somewhat similar to my [[id:tags-cloud][cloud]] articles. However, IoT is a special kind of cloud-related device. Since we face many bad issues with IoT devices I introduced this tag with 2017-05-14 and re-tagged older articles that are related to IoT as well. Important articles of this category: - [[id:2017-05-14-fefe-und-IoT][Fefe zu den Gefahren des Internets der Dinge (IoT)]] - [[id:2016-11-12-cloud][You Can't Control Your Data in the Cloud]] - [[id:2016-10-22-Unpatchable-IoT][Don't Buy and Run Cloud-Connected Devices That Are Un-Patchable]] - German version of the article: [[id:2016-10-22-Unsichere-Cloud-Geraete][Unsichere Cloud-Geräte töten unser Internet]] - [[id:2017-05-14-Microsoft-Cloud-Zukunft][Die herrliche Zukunft ist gemäß Microsoft totalüberwacht]] Recommended similar tags are [[id:tags-cloud][cloud]], [[id:tags-privacy][privacy]], [[id:tags-security][security]], and [[id:tags-surveillance][surveillance]].