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Regulation May Be Best Answer to IoT Insecurity

November 17, 2016

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One thing technologists overtly shun is the prospect of government regulation. But recent DDoS attacks carried out by botnets of connected things have spooked some people of influence in security to the point where intervention by lawmakers may be inevitable.

Testifying before subcommittees of the House Committee on Energy and Commerce on Wednesday, Bruce Schneier said that economic pressure from the market cannot properly and entirely address the risks posed by vulnerable Internet of Things devices.

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