IoT Security: Challenges And Best Practices For A Hyperconnected World
CIO, Tuesday, May 20th, 2025
IoT security demands urgent action. Facing rising threats, leaders must build resilience through design, automation and shared responsibility.
Imagine waking up one morning to find your smart home turning against you. Your thermostat is cranked to extremes, your security cameras have gone dark and your smart fridge is placing orders you never approved. Outside, your electric vehicle suddenly flashes its headlights, blasts the radio at full volume and randomly locks and unlocks its doors - without anyone inside. It rolls slowly down the driveway, not by command but under someone else's control.
This isn't science fiction - it's a plausible scenario in today's hyperconnected world where the security of Internet of Things (IoT) devices is too often an afterthought.