Many of us are familiar with the term "the internet of things" (IoT), but only some know that the road to IoT began back in 1982, when grad students from the Computer Science Department at Carnegie Mellon University connected a modified Coke vending machine to the internet. This technology turned the machine into a basic smart device because it was able to provide networked status reports to the students about inventory and temperature control. Today, our definition of IoT refers to the infrastructure of connecting physical objects to the internet, creating a smart device that enables the communication between other smart devices or people. Reports vary but some indicate that by 2030, there will be 125 billion connected devices worldwide. By 2024, the global IoT healthcare market alone is

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