Top 5 threats to Internet of Things devices

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Best of CES 2014: In Pictures Cisco locked out of AT&T SDN data center? Network World Daily News PM January 09, 2014 Share this email Top 5 threats to Internet of Things devices The Internet of Things (IoT) is a mass of billions of connected devices from cars to wireless wearable products. Cisco's Internet Business Solutions Group estimated 12.5 billion connected devices in existence globally as of 2010 with that number doubling to 25 billion by 2015. READ MORE   Issue highlights 1. Best of CES 2014: In Pictures 2. Cisco locked out of AT&T SDN data center? 3. AT&T Data Plan Is 'a Wolf in Sheep's Clothing' 4. Senior managers fumble security much more often than rank and file 5. It's finally, actually time for video to be pervasive 6. 12 famous passwords used through the ages 7. Guess where Minecraft's latest game is being hosted? Where else, but the cloud 8. Apps for that: Virtual keys, internet-connected doorbells, all-in-one home security 9. 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