I have an analogy I like to use for IoT Security: it’s like a giant train that seats billions of people, and it’s currently boarding. The people getting on read the marketing and they’re super excited—IoT is evidently like Disneyland, but way better. The conductor is the free market, and there is nothing stopping him from leaving the…
The IoT Security Broker
I’ve written and spoken extensively about Universal Daemonization, which I believe to be the form that the IoT should/will eventually take. The idea is that humans and objects will have bi-directional daemons that broadcast their attributes and interactive capabilities, all built on TCP/IP, HTTP, and RESTFUL web services. Everything will have a daemon. People. Businesses. Restaurants. City park…
The New Personal Attack Surface
Many people think Apple announced a watch yesterday, but what they really launched was an entirely new attack surface area. As I wrote about here, the big thing the Apple Watch is introducing is not a digital version of a luxury watch that can do some neat stuff. That’s what they presented, but it’s not the real story.…
Universal Deamonization is the Future of the Internet and the Internet of Things
This piece is going to describe the future of the Internet and the Internet of Things. This isn’t just a potential future—it’s a virtual inevitability. Not many have heard it. You’ll be one of the first. The concept is called Universal Daemonization, and I’ve been writing and presenting on the topic for about a year now. Concepts Universal…