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Hacking the Twinkly IoT Christmas lights

Security Affairs

Security researchers discovered some flaws in the Twinkly IoT lights that could be exploited display custom lighting effects and to remotely turn off them. The experts were able to control the lights to play Snake, the popular game developed by Nokia in 1990s. ” reads the analysis published by MWR InfoSecurity.

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Federal Trade Commission Hosts Panels Related to Consumer Privacy and Data Security at PrivacyCon

Data Matters

PrivacyCon topics are selected by the FTC and often seen as an indication of enforcement priorities. A perennially hot topic in recent years, the AdTech discussion highlighted the variety of ways by which consumers interact with online advertising, including unidentified trackers and pixels, smart TVs, and social media.

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The Hybrid Cloud Forecast: Part 3

IBM Big Data Hub

You don’t become an IBM Fellow without being exceptionally smart and really good at what you do, of course. By the way, John is also a fan of headbands with blinking LED lights, and since I talked to him in December, he was wearing a Santa hat with blinking lights during our conversation. A bit distracting, I might add.

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IoT Unravelled Part 3: Security

Troy Hunt

Let's got through the options: Firmware Patching I'll start with the devices themselves and pose a question to you: can you remember the last time you patched the firmware in your light globes? This is super important because your average person simply isn't going to manually patch their light bulbs. Or talking teddy bear. Or vibrator.

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Holes in Linux Kernel Could Pose Problems for Red Hat, Ubuntu, Other Distros

eSecurity Planet

Linux security is a fairly broad topic since there are so many different forks that fall under the Linux ecosystem, but generally it’s a pretty secure system.

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Information Sharing is the Grease in Workplace Collaboration

Attensa

We’ve written a new Point of View on how the smart delivery of highly relevant information can stimulate new ideas, accelerate projects and move them into new productive directions. You can download it here. With the changes in the wider business environment, organizations are right to focus on driving improved team collaboration.

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5 Main Risks Businesses Face in the Digital Age

Armstrong Archives

Backing up data in a secure offsite location is a smart, effective, and affordable way to conquer safe daily operation at your company. Smart leadership teams put systems in place to deal with potential losses in a way that’s scalable for the brand. A breach or records loss can do irreparable harm to a small business.

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