Security risk focus at IoT conference

The security of the billions of new devices that will connect to the internet over the coming years was the focus of the first day of the Beyond IoT conference, at the Nimbus Research Centre in Cork Institute of Technology, yesterday.
The annual conference brings together start-ups, entrepreneurs, and academics to discuss the growing Internet of Things (IoT) technology. IoT will rapidly expand beyond computers and smartphones the number of devices connected to the internet to include consumer products, household appliances, sensors, vehicles, and machine components.