[IEE EC3 News] Lecture reminder - Dealing with the Internet of Insecure Things - 23 November 2017

[Bill Pechey]

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Bill Pechey
IET Thames Valley Specialised Section

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Dealing with the Internet of Insecure Things

Dr. Arosha K. Bandara, Open University

Thursday 23 Nov 2017 19.00 for 19.30
Palmer Building, University of Reading RG6 6UR

We are in an age of the ‘Internet of Everything’ where boundaries
between citizens, governments, media, and societal organisations are
becoming increasingly fuzzy as interconnected digital devices enable
the collection and exchange of vast amounts of information across the
globe. The availability of data gathered by these devices, coupled
with advances in channels of digitally mediated communication, have
created a host of new systems that are embedded into a range of human
activities, including agriculture, energy, transportation, healthcare,
policing, and education – creating the potential for a ‘smarter
planet’. However, these cyber-physical, socio-technical systems also
open the door to new threats from a range of sources, from attackers
with malicious intent to opportunists exploiting vulnerabilities in
systems to cause deliberate or accidental harm.

This talk will provide an overview of the challenges created by this
‘Internet of Insecure Things’ and discuss some of the approaches for
addressing these challenges.

 This event is free of charge and open to all, with refreshments at
 19.00, lecture at 19:30.

Contact: Prof Richard Mitchell - rjmitchell at theiet.org

For directions please visit http://www.reading.ac.uk/about/find/about-findindex.aspx