“IoT is such a remarkably broad term, encompassing everything from the connected smart speakers that you’ll find in the typical home, to the industrial systems that control furnaces and pumps that you won’t – unless someone has a particularly unusual living arrangement. This broad definition is one of the reasons IoT is such a fascinating industry to work in, and also why it can be a challenge to define a uniform security standard for devices to conform with.
Listening to private conversations in a residence, or disrupting the water supply to an entire town are two very valid security concerns, but with differing blast radii in terms of impact. So when we talk about IoT security, it’s important to remember this context and build security standards that are flexible enough to span the entire spectrum of devices out there.”
