Less than a month ago, hackers took control of an ocean of unsecured connected home devices, then essentially crashed the entire internet by using them to flood the web’s largest internet management company with bogus traffic. Now, the makers of smart gadgets that communicate using Z-Wave are ratcheting up their security standards to help reassure …
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Recent cybercrime victims most likely to repeat risky behaviour Consumers are letting hackers sneak into their homes through connected devices NORTON by Symantec, on Nov 17 released findings from the annual Norton Cyber Security Insights Report, which sheds light on the truth about online crime and the personal effect it has on consumers. …
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News Feed Item eero inc. Releases New Software Making Home WiFi System More Intelligent and More Resilient Introducing TrueMesh(TM), Alexa skills for eero, and new app features By Marketwired . Article Rating: November 17, 2016 10:05 AM EST SAN FRANCISCO, CA — (Marketwired) — 11/17/16 — Today, eero inc., creator of the first whole-home …
Security expert Bruce Schneier testified that the U.S. may soon need to create an entirely new regulatory agency to contend with the unique threat posed by the Internet of Things. Confronting the dangers posed by the Internet of Things – as demonstrated by the Oct. 21 Mirai DDoS attack – members of the House of Representatives’ Energy …
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Two U.S. government agencies have released security guidance documents focusing heavily on IoT security following a series of massive DDoS attacks that leveraged IoT devices using default security settings. Both the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have released recommendations for how to approach security for the …
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Accenture plc (NYSE:ACN) said that, Iren Merca to has collaborated with Accenture (NYSE:ACN) to launch one of the first connected home services for customers in Italy. Focused on energy-consumption monitoring, it is a first step in creating a new business model beyond the commodities of electricity and gas. By working closely with Accenture to design …
When it comes to the Internet of Things, the U.S. government should stick to maximizing the availability of spectrum and let industry deal with security, according to technology manufacturers. The Consumer Technology Association said this week in a white paper that relying on voluntary best practices to ensure the cybersecurity of billions of internet-connected devices would …
But one service we haven’t seen before from a telco is ambient lighting for the TV screen… it might be a winner. Martyn Warwick caught up with Patrick Chataignier, Head of Cloud & Box Innovation at Orange to talk ambient lighting at Broadband World Forum in London recently where the telco had just won an …
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The sci-fi vision of a connected home is quickly becoming a reality: both Amazon and Google have launched smart assistants, with an Apple offering based on the company’s HomeKit system is rumoured to be on the way. These products are designed to act as standalone hubs for your digital life. Voice activation systems allow users to …
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Rising Media has announced the full program for next month’s Inside 3D Printing San Diego Conference and Expo, the largest professional 3D printing event worldwide, and it sounds like there will be some really interesting exhibits this year. The event will be taking place at the San Diego Convention Center from December 14-15, 2016, with …