IoT Security Fact #2: Software Security Will Degrade Over Time

Published: March 28, 2017, 12:05 p.m.

Today's episode of the "Five Indisputable Facts about IoT Security" podcast looks at Fact #2: Software security will degrade over time. Managing software updates is always a challenge, but additional difficulties arise when the Internet of Things is involved. Keeping software up-to-date for widely distributed IoT devices can become a never-ending task and the risk of attack only increases with the length of time your connected car or smart refrigerator remains in service. To learn about all five indisputable facts of IoT security, listen to all the podcasts in this series at http://bit.ly/2on03cK and visit the infographic at ibm.co/2nwL6oR.