ABSTRACT
An IoT is any network that connects “things” to the Internet. When the chapter refers to the IoT, it means the totality of all IoTs. The “things” can be anything, but the term typically indicates a focus on items that were unconnected until relatively recently—cars, thermostats, kitchen appliances, wearables, medical devices, drones, baby monitors, factory robotic systems, and so on. The chapter's concern is with data breaches of those components. Lack of adequate security on the IoT increases the likelihood of such breaches. The chapter focuses on four significant reasons for inadequate IoT security: the structure of the IoT, market pressures, manufacturer inexperience, and consumer inaction. It argues that the IoT creates a strong argument for outsourcing security.
