It's not just computers and mobile phones that are vulnerable to cyber-attack, according to software firm Trend Micro.

It's not just computers and mobile phones that are vulnerable to cyber-attack, according to software firm Trend Micro. As more devices are hooked up to the Internet, it could be anything from medical equipment to industrial machinery - and even sex toys.

To illustrate the point, Trend Micro spokesman Udo Schneider surprised journalists at a news conference this week by placing a large, neon-pink vibrator on the desk in front of him and then bringing it to life by typing out a few lines of code on his laptop.