[nebulus]

Does this problem (the growing widespread network insecurity of everyday objects) have a specific name, like "security rot"? If it does, I don't know it. I do know that once you give a complex problem a label (like "net neutrality" or "the Internet of Things"), it becomes a catalyst for discussion. People begin to understand and recognize the label, it becomes a brand that journals and conferences and books and blogs can all focus on. This phenomenon needs a label if we're going to make real progress on it.