Today, I was invited to give a two-hour guest lecture about cybersecurity and the IoT to Lund University students. I introduced students to some state-of-the-art attacks that target IoT devices, networks, and services.

Everything can be a target when connected to the Internet, from a benign-looking device like a smart light bulb to a sophisticated system such as an electric car. Most of these things (which are often called smart objects) tend to be connected to public clouds, making them prone to remote attacks, ranging from misconfiguration to hijacking of accounts to malicious insiders, and more.

I also highlighted that it appears to be a growing trend that fewer vulnerabilities are being reported by various nations than before, specifically fewer vulnerabilities being reported by China. This could suggest that certain nations are covertly stockpiling vulnerabilities in order to strategically exploit them, perhaps for espionage purposes, but also for more nefarious purposes.

Anyway, in case you want to learn more about cyber security and the IoT, you are welcome to get in touch.