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clrmoney
7/8/2016 11:02:32 AM
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Verizon IOT
This is great for verizon being more secure with the IOT= Internet of Things so lets see how secure can they really be.
Ariella
7/8/2016 11:17:20 AM
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Re: Verizon IOT
@Clrmoney no matter what your politics, one thing that the whole investigation into how data was handled under Clinton should drive home is how important security is.
vnewman
7/8/2016 2:39:47 PM
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Re: Verizon IOT
They are smart to be so concerned. The consumer will likely have hundreds of devices connected when all is said and done - not just the half dozen they have now. More devices = more potential problems. Securing where IoT data is stored is just as important.
Ariella
7/8/2016 6:40:41 PM
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Re: Verizon IOT
<More devices = more potential problems. Securing where IoT data is stored is just as important.> @vnewman exactly! It's smart to be proactive about securing IoT earlier rather than later.
mhhf1ve
7/8/2016 6:50:27 PM
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Re: Verizon IOT
One of the big unsolved problems is how IoT devices get reliable and secure software upgrades. Even savvy hardware manufacturers like Asus aren't doing a great job of securing laptops right now, so it's going to be even worse when Whirlpool tries to make a connected washer/dryer machine. I'm not going to trust any IoT device with a heating element. No IoT toaster oven for me! I can just imagine a hacker burning down every home by setting an internet-connected toaster to overheat....
mhhf1ve
7/8/2016 6:53:21 PM
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Blockchain..
> "Westrup said there would need to be some modifications in blockchain technology in order for it to work in the IoT space..."
Think IBM had a project to try to secure IoT decentralized devices with blockchain technology as a proof of concept. It worked, but I think it may have required too much computational resources for IoT devices to be practical. Imagine all the energy wasted on IoT devices mining for bitcoin....
Ariella
7/9/2016 9:57:06 PM
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Re: Blockchain..
@mhhf1ve Blockchain technology is being applied in a number of ways. For example, someone I know who was very keen on Bitcoin is one of the founders of a company applying blockchain secured technology to real estate transations. and Verizon Ventures' Ed Ruth expresses great enthusiasm for the technology in http://www.verizonventures.com/blog/2015/08/verizon-ventures-helps-filament-enable-a-decentralized-iot-economy/ in which he wrote the following:
According to Filament co-founder Eric Jennings, "A decentralized system of billions of devices – each independently interacting and transacting value with each other – will create a massive opportunity of new business models."
What's so interesting about what Eric and his team are building is how the combination of end-to-end encryption with private-key crypto hardware shows great potential for generating revenue from transactions...in effect, monetizing the internet. With Filament's technology stack, smart factories or smart cities can be enabled in a way that meets the needs of the market for a fraction of the traditional costs. As IoT and the power of embedded computers continue to proliferate beyond wearables and the home, we look forward to working with Filament to explore the full potential of blockchain technology and role it will play in device decentralization.
mhhf1ve
7/10/2016 3:39:28 AM
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Re: Blockchain..
Real estate transactions are almost ideal for blockchain verification because the transactions don't need to be done too quickly and the values of the transactions are large enough for the computational resources required to be negligible in comparison. Bitcoin is having problems with transactions that need to be verified within seconds (because Bitcoin's blockchain needs time to get its consensus algorithm to complete). Bitcoin also doesn't do well for a network of only "microtransactions" because then the resources needed to do all the computations is too expensive for the system.
Ariella
7/10/2016 10:12:51 AM
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Re: Blockchain..
@mhhf1ve we talked about those points in the interview. That's part of why he doesn't think blockchain is an immediate solution. I've written a number of articles about digital currency that touched on that including the reason why some see potential in Ripple.
dcawrey
7/10/2016 10:58:43 AM
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Re: Blockchain..
I'm very interested in what blockchain technology can do to help the security of devices. We're hearing a lot about blockchain being used in IoT, but I think it's best suited for slower transactions that occur in things like real estate.
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