It will take more than a lone vigilante to save the IoT from botnets

GUEST: Like everyone else, I caught the new trailer for the next Star Wars movie on Monday and “saw raw, untamed power … and beyond that, something truly special.” I’m now spotting Lucasfilm metaphors everywhere. Since IoT is my personal and professional obsession, botnet foes like Persirai and Mirai and LinuxProxyM naturally equate to the dark side of the Force — the evil empire spreading its influence insidiously through thousands upon thousands of weak devices.