The article presents an outline concept of using the Internet of Things (IoT) in crisis management processes. Also presented are the resulting benefits and the related risks. An attempt is made to identify the extent and the domains of the use of the Internet of Things in broadly defined security systems. This discussion encourages a broader approach to the Internet of Things and underscores its role and importance in the fast changing world which is exposed to ever new dangers accompanying technological development and globalization. These dangers require the strengthening and perfecting of crisis management systems, particularly for the purpose to assure the informational continuity of functioning.