The term “Internet of Things” has become a big buzzword in business lately, but what exactly is it and why might it shape the future of the retail industry? Simply put, think of the Internet of Things as an “interconnected ecosystem of internet-enabled objects,” according to eMarketer. So, things like your mobile device and tablet […]
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Commonly installed Trane thermostats were vulnerable to hacking for a while, says a security firm. The Internet of Things-connected gadgets had been liable to provide burglar-friendly, private information because their authentication system was weak and they use hardcoded credentials, Trustwave claims in its SpiderLabs blog. Trane is an Ingersoll Rand brand that specializes in heating,
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Harish, 11, a school boy uses a laptop provided under the “One Laptop Per Child’ project by a non-governmental organisation as a calf stands next to him in India in 2010. (Danish Siddiqui/Reuters). Michael Chertoff is the former secretary of homeland security and current chairman of the Chertoff Group. History has inflection points; points where
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The market rewards those technology companies that never stand still. A compelling case in point is Qualcomm (QCOM) , the giant semiconductor company that manufactures chips for smartphones and other devices. Qualcomm is making a big bet on the Internet of Things (IoT), a strategic pivot that’s already showing up on the bottom line. You
The market rewards those technology companies that never stand still. A compelling case in point is Qualcomm (QCOM) , the giant semiconductor company that manufactures chips for smartphones and other devices. Qualcomm is making a big bet on the Internet of Things (IoT), a strategic pivot that’s already showing up on the bottom line. You
Nearly 20 years ago, I recall streaming data off of oil and gas wells in order to measure capacity, reserves, and shrink. For all intents and purposes, data was used used to manually repair a well by humans. What we call big data today we used to call very large databases or VLDBs. Big Data
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On August 9th, a full day after the Delta system outage that stranded hundreds of thousands of passengers, senior vice president David Holts acknowledged that the airline is “still operating in recovery mode.” As we move to the Internet of Things and an increasingly networked economy, Delta’s situation is a reminder of the importance of
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Last weekend, at the DEF CON security conference, Pen Test Partners decided to reveal the truth about what is really happening with IoT devices` security. By purchasing a smart thermostat and then hacking it to install ransomware on it, they showed everybody how badly secured are the IoT devices we are all using every day.
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Hackers have revealed that an internet-connected sex toy is sending intimate information back to its manufacturer for the purpose of “market research.” The We-Vibe 4 Plus is designed to be controlled remotely through a smartphone app, so that couples can use it when they are not together. It was revealed that data from the device,
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CAMARILLO, Calif., Aug. 11, 2016 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Semtech Corporation (Nasdaq:SMTC), a leading supplier of analog and mixed-signal semiconductors, today announced the availability of a new LoRaWAN™-connected development kit from wireless hardware and software manufacturer Libelium and network services and software provider Loriot that should allow designers to speed up the development and testing of
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