As society ponders the implications associated with proliferation of connected devices, Nitesh
shows us real examples of challenges we will face in a connected world. A sobering glimpse of
what’s in store for us and the devices we’ve come to depend on.
—Billy Rios, Founder of Whitescope.io
In this book, Nitesh gives in very specific step by step examples how attacks against the
Internet of Things can be achieved. He illustrates how we should not make the same mistakes
of the past. Since IoT devices are connected to the physical world, the consequences of
security vulnerabilities can be huge.
—Gustavo Rodriguez-Rivera, Continuing
Lecturer, Computer Science Department,
Purdue University
Abusing the IoT is an excellent starting point for those interested in threats and attacks faced
by the next generation of connected devices. Nitesh covers a variety of case studies, from
causing a blackout on an “intelligent” lighting system to remotely locating and unlocking a
Tesla electric car—sometimes using simple tricks and techniques prevalent in the ’90s.
Nitesh has the ability to explain both high-level design defects and low-level technical
implementation failures with ease and clarity across his book. To me, it reinforces one of my
infosec maxims: the more things change, the more they remain the same.
—Saumil Shah, CEO of Net-Square