In October 2016, an attack on Dyn DNS shut down the internet. It soon became clear that the attack was possible because of an overwhelming number of new, unsecured, internet-connected devices—the Internet of Things (IoT). This year's Consumer Electronic's Show has introduced us to plenty of new IoT devices, including cute robots, new capabilities for Amazon’s Alexa (despite the fact that she keeps buying things for people that they didn’t order), and even a smart hairbrush and pillow, which both sound very necessary.
Symantec, the company behind Norton AntiVirus, has come up with a unique answer to the growing IoT problem. Rather than protecting each of your devices individually, Symantec's new wifi router (the Norton Core) will use the company's expertise and software to protect up to 20 laptops, computers, tablets, or smartphones—and an unlimited number of IoT devices—in one fell swoop.
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