Ravi Namboori Equinix - IoT Risks and Benefits

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Risks in Internet-Of-Things (IoT)

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• Ravi Namboori
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What Is IoT?

• Internet of Things
• It is an avant-garde technology where it will be
  possible to link physical objects of all types
  possible to the Internet by embedding them with
  sensors having a unique Internet protocol (IP)
  address.

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IoT Benefits

• It will turn all physical objects into
• computing devices, so that we can
• perform everyday tasks remotely.
• For e.g., with IoT, we can switch on our
  refrigerators, AC's, TVs in our homes while
  driving a car.

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But What About Risks...

• May cause some unpleasantness
• Many of us do not want to be automatons
• Violation of privacy is having many of us worried
• security can sometimes be compromised

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Mainly Hackers Problems

• How can normal citizens be guaranteed safety?
• coz, even government websites have had
  Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) attacks.

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Few More Risks

• Over-dependence on technology
• Lack of control
• Monopoly destroy competition problems.
• Where will this entire information be stored?
• Effect of IoT could be the loss of jobs as
  everything will be automated, making human
  intervention superfluous.

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Conclusion

• Finally before IoT can be a reality, it is
  necessary that devices of one brand, with a
  proprietary technology, are able to talk to
  another brand's devices.
• And organizations need to come to a consensus on
  an international standard of compatibility.

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Thank You

• Presentation By
• Ravi Namboori
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