Cybersecurity NASA official warns of ‘the internet of dangerous things’ By Chase Gunter Apr 03, 2017 The dangers emerging from the expansion of the internet of things requires rethinking decades-old security practices and education curriculums, according to a top IT official at NASA. At the GITEC conference April 2, Director of the IT Directorate …
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A massive internet breach last October of the cloud-based internet performance management company Dyn left millions of homeowners open to hackers simply because their smart home devices were still using a standardized manufacturer’s password. Navigating Security Concerns in Smart Home Automation Courtni Wisenbaker-Scheel | Modernize There’s hardly a gadget that can’t be automated these days, …
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By Cassie Murdoch2017-04-03 16:56:35 UTC Do you want the entire world to get a very up close and personal view of your cervix? Then you might want to throw that IoT sex toy away. Security experts have figured it is woefully easy to hack your way into Svakom’s Siime Eye, an internet-connected vibrator. The device …
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Enlarge Image The soon-to-be-released Kwikset Obsidian smart lock is one of many connected home devices that communicate using Z-Wave. Mark Licea/CNET Smart home gadgets typically use some sort of wireless radio to communicate with each other — and the creators of those gadgets must take steps to ensure that those wireless transmissions are secure. Now, …
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Modularity and standardization represent two major strategies for dealing with complexity. If a given function can be contained within a defined physical or abstract (read: software) space and be defined by its interfaces and their functions, it and others can be used to build very large systems, which remain manageable and understandable. The internet of …
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Last week, Congress eliminated the Federal Communications Commission’s ability to govern what Internet Service Providers can do with their consumer data. This means that ISPs can now track and sell your web browsing data on both your wired and wireless broadband connections. So what will this mean for the internet of things? To understand, let’s …
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For years thought leaders have been evangelizing new insurance products and value propositions driven by the Internet of Things. The IoT, of course, is the network of embedded connected devices generating massive amounts of data, combined with ubiquitous connectivity and the analytic capabilities to draw insight and drive actions from the data. While adoption in …
Just like TVs, watches, cellphones, and other IoT devices, households are slowly but surely getting smarter. As the public’s interest in smart home technology gain a foothold, security and privacy concerns continue to rise. After all, you’re basically linking essential pieces of tech in your home to the internet, which isn’t exactly the safest place …
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The Z-Wave Alliance, an open consortium of leading global companies deploying the Z-Wave smart home standard, as of Sunday will require strict and uniform adoption of a new security protocol for all Z-Wave devices receiving certification. The Alliance Board of Directors voted unanimously in November 2016 to require mandatory implementation of the new Security 2 (S2) framework, …
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To say the modern military runs on data is a gross understatement. Stop for a moment and think about the graphic image of the modern battlefield with every military asset being identified and reporting their current location in nearly real time. Just that alone begins to paint a picture of what is possible today. All …