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Science in 2020 Thomas Davenport and Randy Bean How developers can reduce AI’s impact on climate Eight essential leadership skills to improve in 2020 Five Tips for One-on-One Meetings Fish Tank Phishing IoT IoT Security Data Protection Hacking Privacy Recently, attackers broke into an unnamed casino and stole data by breaching an internet-connected fish tank. If this were a plot device in a Hollywood thriller, the cyberattack method might be considered too implausible and left on the cutting room floor, not to mention the ridiculous idea that thieves find a better investment by stealing data from casinos rather than Steal money. But the means and items the thieves targeted are real.
Although this situation may seem unbelievable, the Internet of Things Increased adoption portends more severe cybersecurity vulnerabilities unless enterprises recognize the need for improved IoT components. In the case of Fish Tank, it’s particularly ironic that pun morphed back into phishing. Phishing attempts Email Lists Database to steal valuable information through deception. For example, an email obtains confidential information by pretending to be from a boss or co-worker. Rather than attacking a system directly, phishing uses social engineering to attack a traditionally weaker part of a computer system: the user. But in the battle of the weakest links, we have a rapidly emerging contender: IoT devices. Unfortunately, IoT doesn’t top the list of weakest links as we users tighten up our security capabilities.
Although better user education continues to be proposed, it is difficult to improve the security capabilities of each user and the resiliency of a defense, by definition, depends on the smallest weakness. Conversely, IoT devices may become the preferred path for attackers because following the IoT path rather than the user path creates a better ROI for attackers. The use of ROI is important here. It's easy to think of security as a technical problem that we hope some smart techie can solve. Although many smart people are working on this problem.
Although this situation may seem unbelievable, the Internet of Things Increased adoption portends more severe cybersecurity vulnerabilities unless enterprises recognize the need for improved IoT components. In the case of Fish Tank, it’s particularly ironic that pun morphed back into phishing. Phishing attempts Email Lists Database to steal valuable information through deception. For example, an email obtains confidential information by pretending to be from a boss or co-worker. Rather than attacking a system directly, phishing uses social engineering to attack a traditionally weaker part of a computer system: the user. But in the battle of the weakest links, we have a rapidly emerging contender: IoT devices. Unfortunately, IoT doesn’t top the list of weakest links as we users tighten up our security capabilities.
Although better user education continues to be proposed, it is difficult to improve the security capabilities of each user and the resiliency of a defense, by definition, depends on the smallest weakness. Conversely, IoT devices may become the preferred path for attackers because following the IoT path rather than the user path creates a better ROI for attackers. The use of ROI is important here. It's easy to think of security as a technical problem that we hope some smart techie can solve. Although many smart people are working on this problem.