An assessor of cybersecurity tools says scale of IOT challenge comes into focus with 5G

SAN FRANCISCO. Vikram Phatak, whose firm NSS Labs assesses cybersecurity products, says next-generation “5G” wireless is about to bring revolutionary change to the Internet of Things, and that the security implications are only slowly coming into focus for many stakeholders.

“It seems like we're in an in-between state right now,” Phatak said, “and things are about to change dramatically."

He pointed to the utterly unpredicted changes brought by introduction of the iPhone in 2007 -- including creation of whole new...