The Internet of Things (IoT) since its introduction has been a blessing in many facets of our everyday life. Today, we can send information across many boundaries regardless of space, time, or distance or the ability to even conveniently do our grocery purchases from the comfort of our homes and last but not least, the ability to remotely receive medical care be it general medicine or surgical operations remotely via the internet. Such great fetes chalked by the evolution of the Internet of Things (IoT) cannot be without any risk or challenges. Some of these challenges can mostly be security or privacy issues such that, these new technologies, it allows access to major vulnerabilities if the users of these technologies are not security conscious such as using the proper password or encrypting their sensitive information. An improperly secured technology and the use of any IoT services can also cause a huge privacy issue and concern. This is because information when not properly secured can fall into wrong hands which may then be used by these entities to cause harm to an individual or even the country at large. Over the past decade or recently, there have been many security breaches to large corporations such as T-mobile, Credit Bureau companies, and even the government of the United States of America all due to privacy and security issues caused by the use of different IoT platforms.
It is therefore a matter of great concern to educate users of the Internet and technologies on proper security and privacy postures from the individuals level to even the corporate level. Although the IoT has been a blessing for society, it can and will always pose a risk of grave consequences too to its users.
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