Ensuring a secure Internet of Things
Leonard Cali · OECD Observer · 2017
The rapid rise of a new generation of connected, intelligent devices-collectively known as the Internet of Things, or IoT-is more than just the latest digital enabler to impact organisations of all sizes.The IoT presents vast opportunities for governments and businesses to improve internal efficiencies, serve their customers or constituents better, and enter new markets or provide new services.Such services will transform the way we work and live every day.As the IoT develops, it is essential that security-by-design be a core feature of the connected device ecosystem.You can see promising innovation in the automotive, shipping, industrial, healthcare, home security and smart city sectors, just to name a few.Take, for example, a wristband fitness tracker or health monitor.Such an item can be a purely personal device for tracking one's daily exercise; or it can be used for medical purposes to determine a diabetic's insulin demand.In either case, appropriate security practices are vital.And each member of the ecosystem as well as government has a role to play in ensuring effective security protections