As the “father of the Internet,” Vint Cerf is more plugged in than most, but even he doesn’t have all the answers when it comes to securing the Internet of things.
The Internet of things isn’t only about new wearables, appliances, and other electronics capable of connecting to the Internet. It also lets us manage the appliances we depend on and provides insight into how we use resources, Cerf, now a vice president and chief Internet evangelist at Google, told the audience at the Cyber Security NYU Engineering/Sloan Foundation Lecture in New York City this week.
Devices like Google’s Nest thermostat let individuals determine how they are consuming resources and use the technical data to adjust their heating and cooling systems. Or take Cerf’s wine cellar, with more than 1,000 bottles of the beverage. Sensors in the cellar keep track of temperature, humidity, and light, and they send an alert whenever the temperature and humidity levels change. Cerf can monitor the lights to see if anyone is entering the cellar without his permission, and he has RFID tags on each bottle.
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