
More things can connect to the internet than ever. It seems like anything and everything that can fit a display and a Wi-Fi module is doing just that to offer enhanced features and continuous updates. Security vulnerabilities make these devices easily hackable, though. Rexroth, a Bosch subsidiary, is dealing with this problem right now with its torque wrenches, which it's priming to update with a software patch after researchers found that hackers could take control of the tools.