From Internet Of Things To Internet Of Threats
Technative, April 17th, 2023
Smart houses, smart cities, smart irrigation, and smart routing- the Internet of Things (IoT) has ingrained itself into every aspect of our daily life.
Though the moniker was coined by Kevin Ashton in 1999, the concept of transferring data through appliances and staying connected to the internet dates back to the 1980s. It all started with a group of university students' attempt to track the number of Coca-Cola cans in the vending machine. What was an attempt to save them the trips to an empty vending machine subsequently progressed into the internet-connected toaster and to the internet-connected anything.