Your refrigerator might have helped bring down the internet last Friday. As many users noticed, shortly before last weekend a massive cyber-attack disrupted service to major websites ranging from the New York Times to PayPal and many more. The attack took place in three stages, all targeted at the Domain Name Services (DNS) company Dyn, Inc. […]
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The ballooning security problems presented by the burgeoning Internet of Things phenomenon need to be addressed as quickly as possible, but the ecosystem’s complexity makes it hard to know where to start, a government advisory panel was told Wednesday. The question has taken on a new urgency following the massive DDoS attack last week, which brought
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If you have an old Amazon Fire tablet gathering dust in your upstairs attic, you might want to consider dusting it off — in the coming weeks, it is set to learn a few new tricks. On Wednesday, retail behemoth Amazon announced that Alexa, its intelligent voice assistant, will debut on the new Fire HD 8 and the
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October 26, 2016 —A wave of cyberattacks against a core internet service provider last week caused disruptions at major websites and marked the third time in the past month that criminals used a network of malware-infected devices to cause havoc. The botnet known as Mirai has garnered considerable attention from the security community because it
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Sonos has physically manifested its latest global campaign ‘You’re better than this’ in London’s King’s Cross today (26 October), offering 300 free speakers to consumers in exchange for their older, less reliable models. Avid fans of the brand queued up from 5am this morning to offer up their hardware in a ‘speaker amnesty’. The discarded
When your “smart” home is hacked, who is to blame — and importantly — who pays for it? As connected items in our homes move beyond laptops and mobile phones to baby monitors, refrigerators, door locks, intruder alarms and thermostats, insurance companies are evolving along with them. The insurance industry is increasingly incorporating these devices
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Samsung has hired Fan TV founder Gilles BianRosa as its new Senior Vice President and Chief Product Officer for Visual Display Content & Services. In its new role, BianRosa will be overseeing heading product for Samsung’s smart TVs and other connected home devices. “There was no way I was going to pass up on this
Amazon’s Alexa is going to be a free app for the tablet Fire made by Amazon. Amazon’s Alexa is a smart assistant that is now available for tablets. This step was made by Amazon but it is only available if the tablets are made by Amazon. Amazon’s Alexa is going to be a free app
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October 26th, 2016 by Joshua S Hill Smart grid, battery storage, and energy efficiency companies raised $102 million in venture capital funding during the third quarter of 2016, according to new figures from Mercom Capital, while residential and commercial battery storage projects raised $625 million in project funds. Mercom Capital Group, a global clean energy
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IUB Newsroom » IU professors receive $1.8 million NSF grant to protect security of ‘internet of things’ technology IU professors receive $1.8 million NSF grant to protect security of ‘internet of things’ technology Study to strengthen privacy in growing market of internet-connected household devices Oct. 26, 2016 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE BLOOMINGTON, Ind. — Is your webcam