Keeping Hackers Away from Your Car, Fridge and Front Door

The Battle for Control Over the Internet of Things

Conficker, a computer worm whose sophisticated botnet (a network of infected computers) infected as many as 15 billion (that’s with a “b”!) Windows PCs in late 2008, reared its ugly head again in mid-November. This time it had infected not laptops and PCs, but police body cameras—and what’s more, comes shipped pre-installed from the manufacturer. Security researchers also made headlines in August by demonstrating their ability to remotely control a Jeep: they disabled braking and acceleration capabilities and managed to kill the engine. For the full article click here 

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