Re: IoT security, was Krebs on Security booted off Akamai network

On Sun, 09 Oct 2016 18:05:20 -0000, Mel Beckman said:

I don't know why it's "sub optimal" to use the cloud from an isolated network. Can you elaborate?

Why should something out in the cloud have any part of the communication, other than perhaps telling your cellphone the current address of your widget? (And *that* should probably have a standardized protocol/service rather than every vendor rolling their own. Hello, IETF?) And even *that* can be bypassed if you cellphone is able to talk to your home network directly.