Every day brings new reports of digital data breaches. Security for the Internet of Things (IoT) is being discussed, but in light of the drum roll of breaches, there is very little confidence the IoT will be any more secure than present IT systems.
That being the case and by way of forewarning, unplug your webcam when you are not using it.
Insecurity in the Internet of Things (IoT) will geometrically increase the amount of $free porn on the Internet.
Amateur porn to be sure but instead of being people you are unlikely to meet, this could be the couple next door, or down the block, your doctor or pharmacist, perhaps even your spouse.
If you don’t believe me, check out: Cyber hacker hijacked webcams to spy on people having sex by David Wells.
From the story:
A cyber criminal hijacked computers to spy on people having sex through their webcams, the National Crime Agency (NCA) has said.
Stefan Rigo, 33, used malware called Blackshades to give him control over strangers’ cameras and spent five to 12 hours a day watching what they were doing in front of their computers.
The NCA said he was addicted to monitoring his victims, some of whom he knew and some who were complete strangers.
Rigo was given a 40-week suspended prison sentence, placed on the Sex Offenders Register for seven years and ordered to do 200 hours of unpaid work by magistrates in Leeds after he admitted voyeurism at a previous hearing, the agency confirmed.
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Well, there’s a deterrent, “200 hours of unpaid work.” 😉
Looking forward to cellphone apps for finding vulnerable webcams, streaming them live to public or private accounts, just a tap away from $free porn.
Of course, you may also see people doing things that are illegal in your jurisdiction and not just sexually illegal things.
Wondering how the police will react to major drug deals being caught via an “ISpy” app for a cellphone and streamed to the Internet?
For those of you who have never deliberately disconnected anything from the Internet, I include this illustration:
Yep, that’s how its done.
You do have to remember to “reconnect” (another new word) it.
The upside is that you will be safe from strangers watching you have sex and/or commit crimes or indiscretions in the privacy of your own home.
They may be able to hear or monitor you through one or more other IoT devices but they won’t have video. If that makes you feel any better.