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Internetofthings:ConnectyourTV,home,

evenyourbody,totheinternet.But

bewarehackers

CharArthur

Inthenot-too-distancefuture,doctorsmaymonitoryourheartovertheinternet.Toavoidthe

dangersofsuchamazingadvances,weneedtostarttakingsecuritymoreseriously

Monday9February201502.30EST

oumayhavenoticedthatthere’salotoftalkaboutthe“internetofthings”–

Ythingsthataren’tcomputersbutwithconnectivity,suchapliancesand

sensors.Thinkofaninternet-connectedlightbulb,thermostat,doorlock,

washingmachineorovenyoucancontrolfrominsideoroutsideyourhouse.Thinkof

abridgethatcancommunicatewhenitsconcretestructureisstartingtoshowsignsof

ageingincesthatcan’tbereachedbynormalinspection.Thinkofacarthat

communicateswithothercarsabouttrafficandroadconditions.

It’sathrillingconceptifyoubelieveinthepoweroftheinternettotransformour

lives,andconnectivityandintelligent(oratleastconstantlymonitoring)systemsto

improveourwellbeing.Andthat’sbeforeyougetintothequestionofhowmanyof

the“things”mightbeobjectsthatyouswalloworhaveotherwiseinsertedintoyour

system,temporarilyorlongerterm.There’salreadyasystemforrotatingcomputer

harddrivescalledSmartthatoftengivesyouawarningifyourdriveisill(drivescan

failwithoutSmartwarningyou,butawarningaheadoftimeshouldaken

seriously).Whatifyoucouldhaveasimilarwarningforyourboiler,oroven,oryour

heart?

That’sthesortofpromisethattheinternetofthingsholds,whichiswhylotsof

companiesareputtingseriousmoneyintoit.Samsungisinvesting