En la visión emergente de un mundo hiperconectado, hay inteligencia interactiva a nuestro alrededor. Los productos físicos y la infraestructura ya no son meros objetos. Son cosas sensibles que en muchos casos pueden comprender – e incluso anticipar – nuestras intenciones humanas y ajustarse en consecuencia.
In the emerging vision of a hyper-connected world, there is interactive intelligence all around us. Physical products and infrastructure are no longer mere objects. They are sensible things that can in many cases understand – and even anticipate – our human intentions and adjust accordingly.
Cyber-physical systems will become commonplace
Just a few years ago, pervasive computing was looked upon by many people as a futuristic notion. Manufacturing systems that detect, self-diagnose, and report imminent failures; irrigation systems that adjust watering dynamically based on soil conditions; and institutional coffee makers that automatically schedule service and resupply – all of these were, until very recently, newsworthy innovations with the ring of science fiction. Today, they are relatively mature examples of connected products – backed by successful business models. This is why companies all around the world are starting to prepare for a future in which cyber-physical systems are commonplace.
IoT will not succeed without security and privacy
The IoT doesn’t just connect things; it also empowers them to be an active part in our business and private lives. People need to have confidence in the security of a connected product or solution before sharing their private data and relying on the products. Therefore, I believe that the correct handling of security and privacy is the key to unlocking the full potential of the Internet of Things. Recent examples of IoT-related security breaches support this view. They show us that the immense promise of “connected everything” is counterbalanced by the equally big challenge of securing billions of devices that are not always designed or set up to function securely when connected to the internet.
These examples further highlight the importance of trust as the key enabler for society to accept the innovations that arise out of the IoT. Without trust in the security, reliability, and safety of cyber-physical systems, broad adoption of connected products will not be achieved. Moreover, the tremendous market opportunities associated with it will also not materialize as expected.
IoT security must be considered as a whole
To provide secure IoT solutions and products, we need a holistic IoT security approach, one that takes into account the whole lifecycle of solutions and products and covers processes and organizational requirements as well as applied technologies.
An IoT solution or IoT product in general is presented as a system made up of one or multiple instances of the following elements:
Fuente: http://blog.bosch-si.com
