The security tsunami of the Internet of Things is coming, are you ready?

There is an "enormous tug of war between convenience and privacy" in IoT, and device manufacturers aren't doing enough to pull on the privacy end of the rope, said Scott Montgomery from Intel Security.

This was the focus of Montgomery's talk, titled "Preparing for the Security Tsunami of the Internet of Things," at the 2016 Structure Security conference in San Francisco, CA. While IoT-connected devices often promise new levels of convenience or productivity, they are creating new security threats and privacy concerns.

Montgomery cited the example of Mattel's Hello Barbie, a Wi-Fi-connected Barbie doll that was shown be vulnerable to hacks. This was especially frightening, he said, for the obvious implications to child safety.