Security Balance: Control, Performance, and Research Paper

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Q3. Discuss the internet of things and its likely consequences for developing an enforceable information assurance (IA) policy and implementing robust security architecture.

The internet of things refers to the inevitable connectedness of all things in all regions of the world through the internet. "The fact that there will be a global system of interconnected computer networks, sensors, actuators, and devices all using the internet protocol holds so much potential to change our lives that it is often referred to as the internet's next generation" (Ferber 2013). Although the internet feels ubiquitous today, the internet of things refers to an even more complete merger of the virtual and the real world. "In many and diverse sectors of the global economy, new web-based business models being hatched for the internet of things are bringing together market players who previously had no business dealings with each other. Through partnerships and acquisitions, Old Economy and New Economy (software based) companies are combining complementary strengths" (Ferber 2013). Physical products are often the starting-point of the new relationship of humans and technology, not only in the form of software but in the form of all material goods, and are now connected to smart technology.For example, "the internet of things could bring intelligence to everything from your car to your fridge to a chip on an apple that has some sense of its sell-by date" (Heath 2012). However, such increased connectivity also means a corresponding demand for enhanced security, given the more 'connected' we are, the greater the likelihood of impingements from a variety of sources.

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