Comments on: The Internet of Things and Security https://www.openforum.com.au/the-internet-of-things-and-security/ Open Forum offers an independent platform for Australian debate Tue, 19 Dec 2023 21:24:05 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=4.9.25 By: Alan Douglas https://www.openforum.com.au/the-internet-of-things-and-security/#comment-4257 Sat, 22 Jul 2017 05:44:20 +0000 http://www.openforum.com.au/?post_type=forumpost&p=11166#comment-4257 The recent attacks have shown that even large corporations and governments are quite lax in keeping their security systems up to date. The fact that two attacks using virtually the same techniques can cause so much damage indicates that relevant management is not even using the free and easily accessible patches put out by the software companies. It usually boils down to human error as HAL stated in 2003 A Space Odyssey.

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