Re: IoT security, was Krebs on Security booted off Akamai network

[Mel Beckman <mel () beckman org>]

The idea behind IoT is that devices collect data, but the power to process that data, and archive it, is in the cloud. 

 -mel beckman

> On Oct 9, 2016, at 11:30 AM, "Valdis.Kletnieks () vt edu" <Valdis.Kletnieks () vt edu> wrote:
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> On Sun, 09 Oct 2016 18:05:20 -0000, Mel Beckman said:
> > I don't know why it's "sub optimal" to use the cloud from an isolated network. Can you elaborate?
>
> Why should something out in the cloud have any part of the communication,
> other than perhaps telling your cellphone the current address of your widget?
>
> (And *that* should probably have a standardized protocol/service rather than
> every vendor rolling their own.  Hello, IETF?)
>
> And even *that* can be bypassed if you cellphone is able to talk to your
> home network directly.