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Internet of Things – Selected Reading
This page is a collection of links to articles on topics within the Internet of Things / Internet of Everything. The page is divided into sub-topics so you can find things you’re interested in quickly and skip the topics that aren’t relevant to you. If you find an article or paper that you think should be on this page, please leave a comment and I will add the link if I think it fits within the theme.
[Last Update; April 17, 2015]
Featured Article of the Week:
Keeping Your Car Safe from the Bad Guys – the Cavalry is Here
http://www.tomsguide.com/us/hackers-connected-car,news-20723.html
IoT General
- A Beginner’s Guide to the Internet of Things
http://recode.net/2015/01/15/a-beginners-guide-to-understanding-the-internet-of-things/ - Is the Internet of Things Strategic to the Enterprise
http://www.zdnet.com/is-the-internet-of-things-strategic-to-the-enterprise-7000030068/ – lots of thoughts on network effect, few winners in each market, enterprise vs. consumer IoT - Thingful – Search Engine for the Internet of Things
https://thingful.net/ - 3 Hurdles Standing in the Way of the Internet of Things
http://www.forbes.com/sites/centurylink/2015/01/02/3-hurdles-standing-in-the-way-of-the-internet-of-things-2/?sf7159399=1 - New Business Models for Making the IoT Real (Entitlement, Licensing)
http://www.cio.com/article/2882629/internet/iot-revolution-hinges-on-licensing-entitlement-management.html - Over 1B IoT Devices in Enterprises
http://recode.net/2015/02/23/more-than-a-billion-enterprise-devices-are-on-the-internet-of-things/ - Start Small, Think Big: State of The IoT 2015 – Verizon Business
http://www.verizonenterprise.com/state-of-the-market-internet-of-things/ - The 12 Most Powerful IoT Companies (a subjective list of mostly big companies)
http://www.networkworld.com/article/2287045/wireless/153629-10-most-powerful-Internet-of-Things-companies.html
IoT Standards Groups
Internet of Things Standards Groups
“The nice things about standards is there are so many to choose from.” – Andy Tanenbaum
| Group | Sponsor Org/Company | Key Members |
| AllSeen Alliance | Linux Foundation | Sony, Microsoft, LG Electronics, Panasonic, Sharp, Haier, Qualcomm Connected Experiences (AllJoyn) |
| HomeKit | Apple | TBD… |
| Industrial Internet Consortium | AT&T, Cisco, GE, IBM, Intel | ABB, Blackberry, Dell, EMC, Fujitsu, HP, Hitachi, Huawei, Microsoft, Mitsubishi Electric, NEC, Samsung, SAP, Siemens, Symantec, TIA, Toshiba, Toyota, Tyco, UL, … |
| Open Interconnect Consortium (OIC) | Intel, Dell, Samsung | Cisco, Acer, Mediatek, SmartThings (Samsung), GE Software, |
| Thread | Nest / Google | ARM, Samsung, Freescale, Google/Nest, Silicon Labs, Tyco, UL, Whirlpool, Yale |
AllSeen Alliance
HomeKit
Industrial Internet Consortium
http://www.iiconsortium.org/news/index.htm
Open Interconnect Consortium
http://www.pcworld.com/article/2691432/cisco-acer-others-join-intelbacked-iot-standards-group.html
http://www.pcworld.com/article/2451740/samsung-intel-dell-team-on-iot-connectivity-standards.html
http://www.eweek.com/networking/cisco-acer-mediatek-join-intel-dell-on-iot-standards-group.html
Thread Group
Non-Technical / Policy Issues
- Obsolescence and the IoT
http://www.businessinsider.com/the-internet-of-things-will-create-a-mountain-of-obsolete-junk-2015-1 - Where Will the Critical Infrastructure Industry Find People to Deploy, Operate and Troubleshoot Their Systems (Education)
https://securityledger.com/2014/11/iot-security-the-next-generation-matters-now/ - The Importance of Effective Information Sharing
http://blogs.microsoft.com/cybertrust/2015/01/29/info-sharing-testimony/
General Security
- http://www.itnews.com/hardware-systems/78109/internet-things-likely-drive-upheaval-security
- http://www.informationweek.com/strategic-cio/it-strategy/internet-of-things-whats-holding-us-back/d/d-id/1235043?print=yes
- http://www.networkworld.com/article/2364441/better-messaging-means-security-can-grow-with-iot.html (thing-to-thing security, Object Management Group, DDS protocol w/security)
- http://electronicdesign.com/embedded/developers-discuss-iot-security-and-platforms-trends
- http://gigaom.com/2014/06/19/darpa-without-better-security-the-internet-of-things-will-be-messy/
- http://www.cio.com/article/2462407/mobile-security/the-internet-of-things-brings-far-reaching-security-threats.html
- http://www.troyhunt.com/2014/09/everything-you-need-to-know-about.html?m=1 (Troy Hunt’s overview of the bash bug that impacts not just web sites but many home and industrial “Things” due to the use of Linux and its default shell, bash.)
- http://blogs.hbr.org/2013/06/rethinking-security-for-the-in/
- http://www.itnews.com/internet/75293/open-source-challenges-proprietary-internet-things
- Security Protocols in Constrained Environments – http://www.slideshare.net/cpswan/security-protocols-in-constrained-environments
- Security – are we already too late?
https://gigaom.com/2015/01/10/iot-has-finally-hit-the-mainstream-now-what/ - Hacked Home Routers used for DDoS-as-a-service
http://krebsonsecurity.com/2015/01/lizard-stresser-runs-on-hacked-home-routers/ - Visibility is critical to securing the IoT
https://securityledger.com/2014/12/internet-of-things-demands-visibility-driven-security/ - HBR – Security in the Internet of Things
https://hbr.org/2013/06/cyber-security-in-the-internet/ - Security Ledger: The Enduring Terribleness of Home Router Security
https://securityledger.com/2015/01/the-enduring-terribleness-of-home-router-security-matters-to-iot/ - Security is a Must for the Internet of Things – U.S. FTC Commissioner
http://recode.net/2015/01/27/security-is-a-must-for-the-internet-of-things/ - Network Segmentation is Critical for Internet of Things
https://securityledger.com/2015/01/why-network-segmentation-is-imperative-on-the-internet-of-things/ - World Economic Forum – Cisco – Security, IoE and Trust
https://agenda.weforum.org/2015/01/companies-fighting-cyber-crime/ - Grow Up and Do Something – We Can’t Help You if You Don’t Help Yourself
http://blogs.gartner.com/earl-perkins/2015/01/02/getting-cybersecurity-to-work-isnt-going-to-work-without-doing-the-work/
Industrial Internet / Operational Things (Power / Water / Aircraft / Manufacturing /…)
- http://www.cnbc.com/id/101599574 (A $15 trillion dream of GE-Silicon Valley hybrid)
- http://gigaom.com/2014/04/22/are-we-nearing-the-dropbox-moment-for-the-internet-of-things/ (Internet of Things show)
- https://www.linkedin.com/today/post/article/20140520161156-4444200-what-s-wrong-with-the-internet-of-things
- http://www.technologyreview.com/news/527356/business-adapts-to-a-new-style-of-computer/ (MIT Technology Review)
- Low-power networks for the IoT (LPWAN, LoRaWAN)
http://www.networkworld.com/article/2867473/these-iot-networks-are-unapologetically-slow.html - IoT for the Farm – sensors as simple as a light bulb
http://www.forbes.com/sites/robertvamosi/2015/02/05/farm-bred-iot-technology-goes-industrial/2/ - ARM, Freescale and IBM Partner on Platform for IoT
https://gigaom.com/2015/02/23/arm-freescale-and-ibm-offer-a-platform-for-industrial-iot/
http://www.bbc.com/news/technology-31584546
- HP IoT Platform Targets Utilities – Smart Meters
http://www.computerworld.com/article/2889254/hp-preps-iot-wares-to-tame-energy-beasts-like-runaway-air-conditioners.html?linkId=12576186 - Tempered Networks Secures Critical Infrastructure https://gigaom.com/2015/03/03/tempered-networks-wants-to-secure-critical-infrastructure-so-hacks-dont-lead-to-sewage-spills/
- Era 4.0: The Scary Age of Automated Networks.
http://blogs.wsj.com/cio/2015/04/01/era-4-0-the-scary-age-of-automated-networks/
Connected Cars
- Hack a Car
http://money.cnn.com/2014/06/01/technology/security/car-hack/ - Auto Makers Need to Embrace Security and Software Patching
http://www.computerworlduk.com/in-depth/mobile-wireless/3532631/car-industrys-biggest-problem-is-moving-from-hardware-to-software/ - Tesla Invites Hackers
http://blogs.wsj.com/digits/2014/08/08/telsa-invites-hackers-for-a-spin/ - Progressive Insurance Dongle implements no Security
http://www.darkreading.com/vulnerabilities—threats/security-mia-in-car-insurance-dongle/d/d-id/1318644? - Hacking a car from 3,000 miles (6,600 km) away (video)
http://www.nbcnewyork.com/on-air/as-seen-on/I-Team_-Hackers-Can-Take-Control-of-Cars-From-3_000-Miles-Away_New-York-291355421.html - Car Hacked on ’60 Minutes’
http://www.cbsnews.com/news/car-hacked-on-60-minutes/ - I Am The Cavalry – Five Star Automotive Cyber Security Framework
https://www.iamthecavalry.org/domains/automotive/ - Keeping Your Car Safe from the Bad Guys – the Cavalry is Here
http://www.tomsguide.com/us/hackers-connected-car,news-20723.html
Connected Home
- http://www.networkworld.com/research/2014/060214-beware-the-next-circle-of-282114.html (Unpatchable devices)
- http://www.forbes.com/sites/kashmirhill/2014/05/27/article-may-scare-you-away-from-internet-of-things/ (hacking cameras)
- http://gigaom.com/2014/06/09/the-internet-of-things-isnt-about-things-its-about-cheap-data/ (about access to cheap data)
- http://www.wired.com/2014/06/the-nightmare-on-connected-home-street/
- http://www.wired.com/2014/08/how-to-use-your-cat-to-hack-your-neighbors-wi-fi/
- Influences for Smart Home/IoT, Privacy
http://www.nxp.com/news/press-releases/2014/12/71-percent-of-home-internet-of-things-purchases-are-influenced-by-word-of-mouth-or-in-store-referrals-privacy-cited-as-major-concern.html - An Internet of Treacherous Things
http://www.technologyreview.com/news/534196/an-internet-of-treacherous-things/ - When it Comes to Smart Home Security, Cameras are the Worst
https://gigaom.com/2015/02/11/when-it-comes-to-smart-home-security-cameras-are-the-worst/ - A Lightbulb DoS’d My Smart House
http://fusion.net/story/55026/this-guys-light-bulb-ddosed-his-entire-smart-house/ - The Nightmare on Connected Home Street
http://www.wired.com/2014/06/the-nightmare-on-connected-home-street/ - Google Patent – Home Security Ratings and Neighborhood Networks
http://www.techhive.com/article/2895388/google-s-smart-home-plans-include-neighborhood-security-networks-and-security-ratings-for-homes.html - How to Keep Your Smart Home Safe
https://www.f-secure.com/weblog/archives/00002792.html
Development Challenges (People / Software / Tools)
- http://www.eweek.com/security/internet-of-things-to-increase-shortage-of-security-professionals.html
- http://www.wired.com/2014/06/contiki (Contiki – small footprint OS for IoT devices)
- http://www.mckinsey.com/insights/business_technology/opening_up_open_data_an_interview_with_tim_o_reilly
- http://www.mckinsey.com/insights/high_tech_telecoms_internet/ten_it-enabled_business_trends_for_the_decade_ahead
- http://gigaom.com/2014/06/19/despite-major-growth-the-internet-of-things-is-still-the-wild-west/
- http://innovationinsights.wired.com/insights/2014/07/7-reasons-internet-things-doomed/
- http://www.embedded.com/electronics-blogs/other/4435360/The-IoT-is-turning-software-development-upside-down (Developers need to look beyond the requirements for IoT software to find the Aha! ideas that will make Things really valuable, not just incremental)
- Who pays for bad code?
http://www.lawfareblog.com/2013/11/bad-code-the-whole-series/ - What the Internet of Things Means to Business App Developers
http://venturebeat.com/2015/02/06/what-the-internet-of-things-means-for-business-app-developers/ - Wolfram Data Store for IoT
https://gigaom.com/2015/03/04/stephan-wolfram-writes-nifty-iot-data-store-for-his-nifty-software-stack/ - Our Brains Shut Down When We See Security Prompts
http://arstechnica.com/security/2015/03/mris-show-our-brains-shutting-down-when-we-see-security-prompts/
Privacy
- Privacy policies for Smart TVs – caveat emptor
http://www.brennancenter.org/analysis/im-terrified-my-new-tv-why-im-scared-turn-thing - Data Privacy in IoT isn’t Dead – Just Different
https://gigaom.com/2015/01/12/data-privacy-isnt-dead-with-the-internet-of-things-just-different/ - 2015 CES presentation by US FTC Chairwoman Edith Ramirez on IoT and Privacy
http://www.ftc.gov/system/files/documents/public_statements/617191/150106cesspeech.pdf - Who should own your data? You should! Don’t let your data end up in the Hotel California… (too late)
http://readwrite.com/2015/01/23/internet-of-things-data-privacy-hotel-california - IoT, the Home and the Changing Supply Chain – Who Will Deliver Value?
http://ben-evans.com/benedictevans/2015/1/11/home-and-the-mobile-supply-chain - The Intimacy of Things – At what layer do you build privacy into Things?
http://radar.oreilly.com/2015/02/the-intimacy-of-things.html - Welcome to Privacy Hell – Otherwise Known as the Internet of Things
http://m.fastcompany.com/3044046/tech-forecast/welcome-to-privacy-hell-otherwise-known-as-the-internet-of-things#
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