Future of IoT
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Internet of Things describes the network of physical objects that are firmed together with actuators, sensors, software, and other technologies to connect and exchange data with other devices and systems over the internet. The major thesis of digital life in 2025 is that information sharing over the internet will be so effortless interwoven into daily life that it will become invisible, flowing of electricity, often through machine intermediaries.
Positive Implications of IoT at a higher level include: Faster & better decision-making quality – some decision making can be even pre-programmed / automated based on sensors’ inputs received at the edge. Without security, any connected object, from refrigerators to manufacturing bots, can be hacked. Once hackers gain control, they can usurp the object’s functionality and steal the user’s digital data (Maple, 2017). Therefore, businesses will be major beneficiaries of the Internet of Things today and in the coming years.
It is important to secure these devices because the vast amount of data shared across different IoT devices makes these devices a target for hackers, fraudsters, and other unethical users interested in such data (Tan & Wang, 2010). If this data falls into the wrong hands, it could compromise entire companies and government agencies.
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Maple, C. (2017). Security and privacy in the internet of things. Journal of Cyber Policy, 2(2), 155-184.
Tan, L., & Wang, N. (2010, August). Future Internet: The internet of things. In 2010 3rd international conference on advanced computer theory and engineering (ICACTE) (Vol. 5, pp. V5-376). IEEE.