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The US Military’s IoT Problem Is Much Bigger Than Fitness Trackers

ID: 5cd19a80-e0d2-5e87-ad01-8bc404e18869

STIX ID: report--5cd19a80-e0d2-5e87-ad01-8bc404e18869

Feed Name: Security Ledger

Threat Score
35/100

Date Published: 2018-01-30

Date Updated: 2026-05-08

Author: Elizabeth Montalbano

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The article reports that the U.S. Department of Defense is falling behind the commercial sector in adopting IoT technologies due to security/OPSEC concerns, lack of ruggedized devices, and shortages of skilled personnel; it uses examples such as Strava's global heatmap inadvertently revealing military base locations and warnings about DJI drones to illustrate how IoT devices can leak sensitive operational data and create exploitation opportunities for adversaries.

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