Any device, now or in the future, has an online interface (over computers, tablets or "smartly"Mobile") is part of the ever-expanding "Internet of Things"
Hackers who until now "had their eye" on computers and mobile phones, sooner or later will begin to turn their attention to the whole so-called "Dianetwork of Things", i.e. in every "smart" device connected to the Internet, from the refrigerator in the kitchen to the toothbrush in the bathroom and the digital glasses we will wear in the future. The warning comes from experts in the field of cyber-security on the occasion of this year's major international electronics exhibition CES in Las Vegas, USA, which has just ended and in which the "Internet of Things" held a central place.
Anyone device, now or in the future, has an online interface (over computers, tablets or "smart" mobile), is part of the ever-expanding "Internet of Things". As clothes, homes, workplaces (offices and factories), in general, private and public spaces are becoming more "smart", both the "Internet of Things" will expand and its digital territory will cover an ever larger area , which will make it an increasingly appealing target for hackers.
"If an object is connected to the Internet, one can find it, and if it has an operating system, then it can become a hacker," said Kevin Hayley, director of the Symantec Security Cyber-security company, according to the French Agency. "As we begin to bring all these" smart "devices to our house, we have to take some responsibility (to protect them)," he added.
Among other technological "miracles" at the huge Las Vegas show were baby clothes that record the baby's breathing and position (notifying parents online), balls basket ball με ενσωματωμένους ηλεκτρονικούς αισθητήρες, από μικρές οδοντόβουρτσες μέχρι μεγάλες «λευκές» συσκευές κουζίνας που «μιλάνε» με το διαδίκτυο, όπως επίσης online ζωτικές ιατρικές συσκευές (π.χ. βηματοδότες), καθώς και τα ολοένα πιο «έξυπνα» cars which are now parked in garages.
All of the above could be compromised by malicious hackers, although the threat remains mostly theoretical for now. "I don't think the 'bad guys' have yet realized the benefits to them of hacking things like this," said Katalin Kozoi, head of cybersecurity at Bitdefender. But as he warned, it is only a matter of time, perhaps even within 2014, that there will be an incident that will draw the attention of the international public to the issue. “We may see the first collateral victim, e.g. some person to be physically harmed" as he said.
Companies that produce such products, such as Unikey's "smart" Kwikset home locks, controlled online remotely, reassure their technology incorporating "military-level encryption" so they can not be hacked by hackers - people.
On the other hand, companies like Korean LG may have "smart" kitchen appliances that communicate with their owners over the internet, but the question arises as to what benefit a hacker will end up if someone else's refrigerator has been disturbed. What would he steal, beyond perhaps the e-shop with the required shopping, that would have created the "smart" refrigerator on his own?
As well as, according to the largest Cisco networking company, it is estimated that more than 50 billions of items will be interconnected online worldwide to 2020. "It's impossible to secure the cyber-security of each of these objects with special software," said David Oren.
But where there are even worse concerns, it is in the business sector and especially in the industries with all kinds of product lines. Already the protection of vital infrastructure such as oil pipelines and electricity grids, which already have a variety of online interconnections, is of great concern to governments (especially the US) and corporate administrations, as there are also, beyond the hacker, the parameters of cyber-terrorism , but also cyber-espionage.
"If I can break the security cameras of my competitor's factory, then I can see exactly how his factory works," said Hayley of Symantec. The same, obviously, is true if a hacker violates the cameras of any state establishment, throwing indiscriminate eyes on her inward parts.
Source: frapedoypoli.blogspot.gr
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