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MY TAKE: Why consumers are destined to play a big role in securing the Internet of Things

The Last Watchdog

The drivers of IoT-centric commerce appear to be unstoppable. Count on the wide deployment of IoT systems to continue at an accelerated rate. There are already more IoT devices than human beings on the planet, according to tech industry research firm Gartner. This time the stakes are too high. Security-by-design lacking.

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The Hacker Mind Podcast: Hacking Industrial Control Systems

ForAllSecure

In a moment I’ll introduce you to someone who is trying to do that--bring ICS equipment to security conferences. And we’ll hear about the ICS Village, not just at DEF CON but RSAC and other conferences. It's individual pieces of it that fall apart and become a nightmare for that company or that utility or whatever.

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The Hacker Mind Podcast: Reverse Engineering Smart Meters

ForAllSecure

For example, in 2009, the Obama administration provided financial incentives to utilities in the United States. And again, smart meters were positioned squarely as making the environment more friendly by knowing how and when energy is being used by individual customers. Environmental effects caused by pollution.