CSO: Smart devices get smarter, but still lack security

While many smart devices are coming with more cool features, improved security isn't one of them

By Taylor Armerding
December 17, 2013

As you shop for that new "smart" refrigerator that can do everything including figuring out when you're low on milk, perhaps you should also think about the risk of some mischievous hacker taking control of it and having 5,000 gallons of milk delivered to your door.

Unlikely, yes, but possible. And that's just inconvenient. What about a hacker who unlocks your doors while you're away?

That scenario is real. It has been demonstrated. Security experts have been saying for more than a decade that, in the world of electronic devices, "smart" does not mean secure. They have warned that if security is not made a priority, the convenience provided by those devices will be undermined by cyber criminals.

And most of them say things have gotten even worse since those warnings began, in part due to the explosive growth of consumer devices with embedded computers.

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