Securing things on the internet

- [Instructor] The internet of things is a term … which means everything that's connected to the internet … that isn't a standard laptop, workstation, or server. … One dictionary definition of the internet of things … is the interconnection via the internet … of computing devices embedded in everyday objects, … enabling them to send and receive data. … Wikipedia goes a little deeper … and defines the internet of things … as a system of interrelated computing devices, … mechanical and digital machines, objects, animals, … or people that are provided with unique identifiers … and the ability to transfer data over a network … without requiring human-to-human … or human-to-computer interaction. … The characteristic of an internet thing … is that it is connected to the internet. … It may only send data, it may only receive data, … or it may do both. … An important class of things is the low-power things, … those objects which have an embedded battery … and no external power supply. … These are often required to have a life of 10 years …