Users of wearables are already voicing concern that hackers want to steal the data generated and transmitted. IT and security leaders need to be concerned, too.
Insider Threats
Wearable devices could change the dynamics of insider threats when it comes to corporate espionage. Cameras and microphones on wearables can be used to record private conversations or meetings involving discussions of intellectual property, photograph secret documents or prototypes of new products, or share information online. Yes, all of this can be done with a smartphone, but wearables do it more discreetly. Someone would notice if a smartphone was put on the table and set to record, but not a smartwatch concealed by a shirt sleeve.