This morning while absorbing large amounts of caffeine in a vain attempt to wake from a turkey induced coma, I came across an interesting article over on Tech News World on the Internet of Things.  As some of you know, prior to joining the connected world of telecom, I actually spent awhile in the security space.  Just long enough to adopt the constant state between paranoia and acceptance of the fact that everything is a security risk, much like my fellow security brethren.

So when I came across this article on the Internet of Things and the wonderful world of security as it relates to this new(ish) trend, it couldn’t help but intrigue me.  Because well, whenever society gets a new toy to play with, you know there is a beautiful dark cloud of exploitation just around the corner.  The internet of Things is wonderful, and it’s going to be a huge headache for security folks.  Welcome to the (Unsecured) Internet of Things. Continue reading →