’Security in the Internet of Things presents particular challenges.’

Kay Römer from the Institute of Technical Informatics at TU Graz identifies a number of challenges when it comes to security in the Internet of Things. Image source: Lunghammer - TU Graz - The Internet of Things (IoT) is growing and the issue of security is becoming increasingly important. Kay Römer from the Institute of Technical Informatics at TU Graz on the special requirements and the need for public awareness. News + Stories: What is security for you?. Kay Römer: There are two aspects here. The first is called confidentiality. This means that information is only released from a system to those persons who are authorised to receive it.