Governments are expected to play a larger role in setting standards , monitoring compliance , and rolling out solutions across IoT protocols and networks to prevent a large - scale internet disaster . There is increasing concern that the Internet of Things ( IoT ) could give hackers the ability to affect the physical world , whereby attacks on data could become attacks on people or computers . The risks come primarily from the difficulties in implementing IoT protocol updates ; the sheer volume of system interconnections ; and the increasing autonomy of computer systems .
Governments are urged to play a larger role in setting standards, monitoring compliance, and rolling out solutions across IoT networks and companies to prevent a large-scale internet disaster. There is increasing concern that the Internet of Things (IoT) could give hackers the ability to affect the physical world, whereby attacks on data could become attacks on people or property. The risks come primarily from the difficulties in performing IoT security updates; the sheer volume of system interconnections; and the increasing autonomy of computer systems.