Zhou Hongyi worried about IoT security
All along, the smart hardware business is one of 360's key layout areas in addition to security. It has introduced 360 driving recorders, 360 smart cameras, 360 sweeping robots, 360 children's watches and other intelligent hardware products.
Previously, Zhou Hongyi also published opinions and concerns about IoT business on various occasions.
He believes that IoT can link the Internet with many online and offline things. It is a huge opportunity for both Internet companies and traditional manufacturing industries. Billions of IoT smart devices will be for this society, for every one. People carry out all-round data recording and cloud storage, and the amount of data generated will be hundreds or thousands of times today. However, in the era of IoT, the possibility of enterprises or society being attacked will greatly increase.
'When all the equipment becomes intelligent and access to the network, the concept of the border will be further weakened. Once a security problem occurs, it will bring far more than the disastrous consequences of the era of the mobile Internet in the PC era,' said Zhou Hongxuan. .
Financial report shows rapid development of IoT business
Currently, there are financial services, mobile phone services and medical and health services outside the 360 listed company system.
In the first quarter of fiscal year 2018, the company's financial report shows that, currently, 360's main revenues comprise Internet advertising and services, Internet value-added services, and intelligent hardware business. Among them, according to the 360 company’s annual financial report of 2017 released in early April, the growth of smart hardware business The trend is particularly rapid. Navigation, games, and search services continue to be the main sources of revenue contribution. In the future, wearable products, smart home products, and consumer car networking will be its key areas of research and development.