Pulling apart the Internet of Things with JP Taggart

For years, Internet capabilities have crept into modern consumer products, providing sometimes convenient, sometimes extraneous Internet connectivity. This increase in IoT devices has an obvious outcome—a broader attack surface for threat actors. Not only that, but with more devices connecting to the Internet, there are also more devices collecting your data and analyzing it to send you more ads, more frequently, for more products.To help us better understand the Internet of Things—including the cybersecurity and data privacy concerns of IoT devices, and what you can do to stay safe—we’re talking today to JP Taggart, senior security researcher with Malwarebytes.