When the IoT becomes an agent of the dark side By Matt Leonard Oct 28, 2016 When parts of the internet were unavailable earlier this month, people took notice. Popular websites like Netflix, Twitter and The New York Times were all but inaccessible thanks to a distributed denial of service attack that used Internet of …
Image source: Getty Images. The Internet of Things (IoT) is one of the most hyped trends in tech, and its revolutionary potential is starting to solidify into a reality. Companies including Cisco (NASDAQ:CSCO), IBM (NYSE:IBM), GE (NYSE:GE), Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL), and Fitbit (NYSE:FIT) are positioning themselves for the increasingly connected future, and expectations for what it will mean for …
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BOSTON• In a darkened master bedroom, Mr David Kaiserman stood in shirtsleeves next to a turned-down king bed. “Good morning, Siri,” he said to the iPad in his hand and the lights went on while the blackout shades retracted. “Your home is ready to rise and shine,” the virtual assistant replied. Inside this four-bedroom stucco …
Leviton has announced a strategic partnership with Samsung SmartThings to offer an automation solution through distribution partners and the professional dealer marketplace.A prepackaged lighting control bundle will be the initial offering between the two companies.Additional ongoing enhancements will include advanced certification of new products and features, additional support articles embedded into the SmartThings app, installation and setup videos …
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There’s no place like home, especially if it’s a smart home. It’s officially the future times — smart home devices are all the rage these days, offering total integration and control of the home from the palm of your hand. However, the most cutting edge smart devices in the world can be rendered useless without a capable command …
We’ve probably all said we love an inanimate object so much we wanted to marry it, but when it comes to Amazon’s Echo speaker, which is powered by its Alexa assistant, people are actually proposing. According to the company’s latest earning report, more than 250,000 people asked the voice assistant for her non-existent hand in marriage. …
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A survey showed that 58 percent of users in the Philippines experienced local threats or malicious software infections that penetrate computer systems using means other than the Internet, e-mail, or network ports. You can be at risk, even right within your own home. Recent reports showed that the rising incidence of cyberthreat incidents has not …
Assistant needs to grow fast for Google Home to be great. Google has made it quite clear that Assistant is the future. It’s in every aspect of your phone, ready to jump into a conversation at a moment’s notice, and soon will occupy a physical space in your house thanks to Google Home. This is …
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The character Barb from Netflix show “Stranger Things.” Netflix Google is using its new messaging app Allo to send people on a “Stranger Things”-inspired scavenger hunt. Today only in New York City — that’s Friday, October 28 — users of Allo, Google’s AI-powered messaging app, can embark on a scavenger hunt to locate Barb, one …
The UK-based consumer security company BullGuard has developed an Internet of Things Scanner that lets you check if your device is available for public access — As of now, nearly 200 million devices could be vulnerable. If you remember the 1 Tbps DDoS attack on French-based OVH hosting company you may also remember that it was conducted …
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