It seems every day there is another article about how "vulnerable" the Internet of Things (IoT) is. Here are two choice excerpts from the last year: "Hackers Remotely Kill a Jeep on the Highway," Wired, 21st July 2015 "Security Researcher Claims to have Hacked into Flight via Entertainment System," CNN, 19th May 2015 While these are major life-threatening issues - one cannot compare a malicious actor disabling your iPhone while you are on it with someone talking control of your car going 110 kmh down the highway, let alone a plane flying at 35,000 feet and 600 mph!

From the Cambridge Dictionary of English: iota (n.) - an extremely small amount From the Wikipedia: Internet of Things (IoT) - the network of physical objects—devices, vehicles, buildings and other items—embedded with electronics, software, sensors, and network connectivity that enables these objects to collect and exchange data. As electronics get smaller and smaller, not just wearables like an Apple Watch, but even tiny full computers like the Raspberry Pi, the "