Andy Greenberg and Kim Zetter Security Date of Publication: 12.28.15.
12.28.15
From cars to medical devices to guns, this was the year hackers found and exploited computers in everything.
" “There’s a message here for TrackingPoint and other companies,” Sandvik told WIRED at the time. “When you put technology on items that haven’t had it before, you run into security challenges you haven’t thought about before.” That rule certainly applies to any consumer-focused company thinking of connecting their product to the Internet of Things. But for those whose product can kill—whether a gun, a medical implant, or a car—let’s hope the lesson is taken more seriously in 2016."