Introducing Microsoft Azure Sphere

Microsoft has issued apress release describing the security dangers involved with theInternet of things ("a weaponized stove, baby monitors that spy, thecontents of your refrigerator being held for ransom") and introducing"Microsoft Azure Sphere" as a combination of hardware and software toaddress the problem. "Unlike the RTOSes common to MCUs today, ourdefense-in-depth IoT OS offers multiple layers of security. It combinessecurity innovations pioneered in Windows, a security monitor, and a customLinux kernel to create a highly-secured software environment and atrustworthy platform for new IoT experiences."