Regulators to address IoT concerns next year, security vendor predicts
BeyondTrust releases top 10 forecasts for security space in 2017

The Internet of Things (IoT) will come under government scrutiny in 2017, with manufacturers being expected to tighten security on everything from toy drones to routers, according to security vendor BeyondTrust. The vendor today released its cyber security predictions for the next year and noted that the IoT will "force" manufacturers to tighten security layers. The security player suggests this will come in the form of patchable firmware/software, secured authentication and controlled privilege...
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