As cities add connectivity to their streetlights, power grids, dams, transit lines and other services, they are adding more potential hacking targets
Smart cities are coming. And you can be sure that hackers won’t be very far behind.
We’ve already gotten a glimpse of that future, as cities across the globe start to use technology to connect their services and residents in ways that were science fiction just a few years ago. They are using sensors to collect data—about public utilities, traffic, garbage collecting, road conditions and much more—and then using that data to deliver services to more people and more efficiently.
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