ICT Security-Sécurité PC et Internet

Jerry Irvine, Prescient Solutions CIO and a member of the National Cybersecurity Partnership, spoke with CIO.com about "Internet of Things" (IoT) security, the connected home, and why consumers and enterprise should be wary of both.

Al Sacco: What exactly does the term "Internet of Things" mean to you?

Jerry Irvine: It means the interconnectivity of things. It's not just the Internet in general, but the ability for devices, all types of devices, to communicate. They communicate across a publicly-accessible, unsecure Internet. Basically everything we have today is being configured for us to remotely control and manage it. And the infrastructure is the Internet.

What do you think of first when you consider IoT?

Truthfully, it's scary as hell. The Internet in and of itself is an insecure and highly-risky environment. It's like walking down an alley at night without the appropriate security measures.