Can your cell phone, toy drone, or robot vacuum suddenly turn into a lethal weapon?
Cybersecurity experts around the world have hailed Israel’s pager exploit last month targeting nearly 3000 Hezbollah operatives via their electronic pagers, as a brilliant counterintelligence move. But the incident is also a grim reminder that a world built on connectivity can pose multiple threats as well as blessings—not only to our privacy but also to our safety. It’s time to make a sober assessment of what the options are for safeguarding the coming Internet of Things.
In the final analysis, the IoT revolution will benefit from another taking place at the same time: that of quantum technology.
The Internet of Things (IoT) is that vast universe of interconnected “smart” devices that includes refrigerators and air conditioners as well as industrial sensors that monitor the power grid. It includes the GPS software in our automobiles as well as traffic surveillance cameras and commercial drones. The global IoT market, which has been growing at 26.9% for several years now, shows no signs of slowing-according to Market Data Forecast, it’s projected to reach $875 billion by 2025. One highly credible estimate is that there will be over 29 billion IoT devices worldwide by 2030.
Overall, this brave new world of connectivity brings new risks we’ve only begun to understand-let alone taken serious steps to address.
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