Much has been said about the DDoS attacks on Dyn and the subsequent security issues surrounding IoT devices.  In late 2016, hackers exploited hundreds of thousands of IoT devices, such as security cameras and DVRs, to cause massive internet outages over a prolonged period of time.

While this attack has resulted in an uproar of conversation about how we can enhance IoT security, the truth of the matter is that there are fundamental security issues that simply cannot be fixed with the industry’s current approach. DDoS attacks and the like are really just a symptom of the larger issues we are facing as an industry when it comes to botnets and securing IoT devices.