The Internet of Things Will Turn Large-Scale Hacks into Real World Disasters
motherboard.vice.comLarge-Scale Hacks can already turn to Real Word Disasters.
If you look at the banking system, how eletricity or water is distributed, or even the shipping industry, we're already extremely vulnerable to hacking attacks that have the power to collapse the entire world in the blink of an eye.
I'm tired of these arguments about evil people locking your door, or driving your car to a cliff.
If you imagine just an average sized city (say, New Orleans) getting its water or eletricity blocked, it will be a zombie apocalypse.
In related news "Invention of the wheel could cause wide spread accidents due to collisions"
Let's stick with foot transportation.
I doubt Bruce Schneier is suggesting we not use technology. I think the article should be taken as written--nowhere does it suggest that the Internet of Things should be avoided.