The internet of things is a little bit of a pervasive security nightmare. I feel like in a few years we're going to be back in a state similar to the early days of the internet with regard to IoT. If people are slow to patch web servers and mobile apps imagine how slow they will be to patch lightbulbs, cameras, door locks etc. They might be more a problem with consumer grade 'out-of-the-box' type products where ease-of-use is a massive priority, I imagine that use of IoT in corporate or industrial setting might be better. My company's head of technology frequently talks about IoT with massive enthusiasm and optimism, but that just scares me.
Within the last 12 months, I've been paid to fix Windows 95 machines. It seems to me that the people making the tech are decoupled from the actual people who use the stuff and the realities of budgets.I imagine that use of IoT in corporate or industrial setting might be better. My company's head of technology frequently talks about IoT with massive enthusiasm and optimism, but that just scares me.