Wrest control from a snooping smart speaker with this teachable “parasite”
What do you get when you put one Internet connected device on top of another? A little more control than you otherwise would in the case of …
Comcast debuts a subscription service to protect against threats to smart home devices
Comcast is putting A.I. to work to protect its customers’ home …
30,000 Hot Bathtubs are vulnerable to Remote Attack by Hackers
a serious flaw in more than 30,000 IoT connected bathtubs that can be authenticated by remote attackers to control the vulnerable tub …
Thousands of Google Chromecast Devices Hijacked to Promote PewDiePie
A group of hackers has hijacked tens of thousands of Google’s Chromecast streaming dongles, Google Home smart speakers and smart TVs with …
DZone Research: IoT Security
To understand the current and future state of IoT, we spoke to more than a dozen IT executives active in the space. Here’s what they told …
Criminals Use Locally Connected Devices to Attack, Loot Banks
Tens of millions of dollars stolen from at least eight banks in East Europe, Kasperksy Lab …
IoT 2019 Predictions (Part 4)
Given how fast technology is changing, we thought it would be interesting to ask IT executives to share their predictions for 2019. Here’s …
IoT 2019 Predictions (Part 2)
Given how fast technology is changing, we thought it would be interesting to ask IT executives to share their predictions for 2019. Here’s …
Why Not IoT Security?
Just about anyone today can recognize that we are on a downward trend with respect to the security of our computer systems. Not only are we …
The Insecurity of Things: a Brief History of US IoT Cybersecurity Legislation (Part 2)
There’s been a number of efforts over the last few years to legislate or provide a legal response to matters of cybersecurity. Part 1 of …
How an IoT Botnet Could Breach the Power Grid and Cause Widespread Blackouts
The Internet of Things (IoT) poses a major threat to our national infrastructure. An IoT botnet comprised of high-wattage devices such as …
Make Your Home Smart and Secure
“Smart but insecure” sounds like you’re talking about a high achiever who needs therapy. Which you could …
Software Testing in the IoT Era: How QA Will Evolve in a Connected World
The Internet of Things (IoT) era has arrived. As of 2017, there were 8.4 billion connected devices (that’s more than the world’s …
Home Is Where The Heart, of Technology, Is
In an effort to make IoT devices safer, last year, the US Senate introduced the Internet of Things (IoT) Cybersecurity Improvement Act of …
Bringing It All Back Home: Why You Should Apply Enterprise Network Security Policies to Your Smart Home
October is National Cybersecurity Awareness month, and as the relevance of cybersecurity at both home and work continues to explode, …
Not even Congress can keep up with IoT cybersecurity challenges, and here’s why
Moderator Mark Harris of The Economist leads a discussion about IoT security with Finite State CEO Matt Wyckhouse, U.S. …
What Technology Leaders Have to Say About IoT
It seems like everybody is talking about the Internet of Things (IoT) — the good, the bad, and the alarming — along with the lines of, …
4 New Smart Office Security Risks and How to Mitigate Them
Internet of Things (IoT) devices will bring a bevy of benefits to businesses, including productivity, energy savings, efficiency, safety …