When it comes to IoT security, legal action is "a matter of when not if."

That's according to Ijay Palansky, an attorney in Armstrong Teasdale's Litigation practice group, represented plaintiffs and class members who alleged in the infamous 2015 Jeep hacking class-action lawsuit that the 3G “infotainment” center in those cars were vulnerable to hacking.

Threatpost talked to Palansky about impending IoT legal issues and what to expect.