An IdIOT's Guide to the Internet of Things - The Digital Transformation People

I'm struggling to think of another profession where'things' is a suitable description of a product, service or problem. Everything from a light bulb and a fridge to a car or a plane is now a'thing'. Because we haven't been vague enough already, we throw into the Internet of Things (IoT) quagmire some real esotericism in the form of Machine Learning and Artificial Intelligence to deliver Smart solutions. Is IoT really an entirely new set of technologies? Industry rhetoric suggests a'sophistication of attack', whenever the latest botnet commandeers thousands of'things', but I'm not so sure what is sophisticated about hunting for default creds on a collection of cameras.