Practical IoT Hacking

1 The IoT Security World

From the roof of your apartment building, you’re probably surrounded by the Internet of Things (IoT). On the street below, hundreds of “computers on wheels” drive by every hour, each of them made up of sensors, processors, and networking equipment. On the skyline, apartment buildings prickle with an array of antennae and dishes connecting the many personal assistants, smart microwaves, and learning thermostats to the internet. Above, mobile data centers streak through the sky at hundreds of miles per hour, leaving a data trail thicker than their contrails. Walk into a manufacturing plant, a hospital, or an electronics ...