The Security Ledger

MAY 13, 2023

In this episode of the podcast, I speak with Window Snyder, the founder and CEO of Thistle Technologies about the (many) security challenges facing Internet of Things (IoT) devices and her idea for making things better: Thistle’s platform for secure development and deployment of IoT devices. The post Episode 250: Window Snyder of Thistle on.

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Security Affairs

JANUARY 2, 2021

The Federal Bureau Investigation (FBI) is warning owners of smart home devices with voice and video capabilities of ‘swatting’ attacks. The FBI has recently issued an alert to warn owners of smart home devices with voice and video capabilities of so-called “swatting” attacks. team to a specific location.

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The Last Watchdog

NOVEMBER 9, 2020

Since then, IoT devices have become widely and deeply integrated into our homes, businesses, utilities and transportations systems. The good news is that we already possess the technology, as well as the best practices frameworks, to mitigate fast-rising IoT exposures. This has brought us many benefits. And we’re just getting started.

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IBM Big Data Hub

MARCH 8, 2024

5G (fifth-generation mobile technology) is the newest standard for cellular networks. Like its predecessors, 3G, 4G and 4G LTE, 5G technology uses radio waves for data transmission. Since its release in 2019, 5G broadband technology has been hailed as a breakthrough technology with big implications for both consumers and businesses.

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Adam Levin

DECEMBER 30, 2020

Hackers are using internet-connected home devices to livestream “swatting” attacks, according to the FBI. In a public service announcement issued December 29, the FBI warned that “offenders have been using stolen e-mail passwords to access smart devices with cameras and voice capabilities and carry out swatting attacks.”.

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

Some cases underscore the urgency of securing our smart homes. IoT devices, such as smart fridges, smart meters, or thermostats, are often designed with connectivity in mind, but lack of security. In a notable case, smart fridges were hacked to send out malicious emails as part of a botnet.

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The Last Watchdog

JULY 10, 2023

Related: Using ‘Big Data’ to improve health and well-being But there’s yet another towering technology mountain to climb: we must also overcome the limitations of Moore’s Law. Each sensor in each shroud must be uniquely smart and use next to zero energy. At NTT Research in Sunnyvale, Calif.,

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

OCTOBER 15, 2019

Before you walk into the conference room for your last-minute meeting, you are notified that your daughter’s car was rerouted to avoid congestion on the freeway, but she should be home well in time for her piano lesson. This scenario seems smart, but is it secure? Best practices to secure smart cities.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

JULY 20, 2023

3 Ways to Protect Smart Devices from Criminal Exploits madhav Thu, 07/20/2023 - 07:28 When people think of home or business security, they are usually worried about protecting against a physical breaking in via a window or door and a burglar stealing valuables such as jewelry, cash, electronics, and equipment.

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IBM Big Data Hub

JULY 25, 2023

New technologies are shaping the way we produce, distribute and consume energy. But the import of smart grid technologies transcends utility companies; smart grids also empower consumers to take control of their energy consumption. Smart grids turn this model on its head. Wi-Fi, Z-Wave, Zigbee and 4G/5G).

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The Last Watchdog

JULY 1, 2022

From transitioning to a work-from-home as a ‘perk’ to a ‘necessity’, the organizations had to realign their operations and do it fast, to keep the ships afloat. About the essayist: Sriram Kakarala is the Vice President of Products at ProMobi Technologies. Related: Deploying human sensors.

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Schneier on Security

MARCH 8, 2022

This kind of interaction already exists in current Google Nest smart displays , though instead of radar, Google employs ultrasonic sound waves to measure a person’s distance from the device. These technologies are coming. “Privacy-friendly” is a relative term.

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The Last Watchdog

MARCH 13, 2019

billion IoT devices in use as of 2017, half are consumer gadgets, like smart TVs, speakers, watches, baby cams and home thermostats; much of the rest is made up of things like smart electric meters and security cameras in corporate and government use. more than the $646 billion spent in 2018. Security-by-design lacking.

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The Last Watchdog

NOVEMBER 30, 2018

Intelligent computing systems have been insinuating themselves into our homes and public gathering places for a while now. But smart homes, smart workplaces and smart shopping malls are just the warm-up act. Get ready for smart ground transportation. military and intelligence agencies.

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eSecurity Planet

JANUARY 16, 2024

January 11, 2024 Smart Thermostat from Bosch Puts Offices in Danger Type of vulnerability: Malicious commands sent from an attacker to the thermostat, including potentially replacing firmware with rogue code. The fix: Bitdefender offers a smart home scanner app to locate vulnerable IoT devices.

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IBM Big Data Hub

OCTOBER 19, 2023

The landlocked country of Malawi, located in southeastern Africa, is home to rich, arable land and a subtropical climate suitable for farming. It was crucial to support farmers not only with smart technology, but with a network of hands-on experts to help build trust and implement solutions.

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The Last Watchdog

JUNE 2, 2021

But it’s coming, in the form of driverless cars, climate-restoring infrastructure and next-gen healthcare technology. The National Institute of Standards and Technology has issued extensive ABAC guidelines. Consider the example of an elderly couple relying on smart services. Encrypting just once.

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The Last Watchdog

NOVEMBER 5, 2018

Consumers have begun to better understand how their data is being used, but many fail to realize the hidden privacy pitfalls in every day technology. From smart phones, to smart TVs, location services, and speech capabilities, often times user data is stored without your knowledge. Related: Europe tightens privacy rules.

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Info Source

JUNE 2, 2020

June 1, 2020 – Xenith Intelligent Workplace Services has partnered with Kodak Alaris to create a pre-configured Scan@Home Solution built on INfuse , the global information capture specialist’s Smart Connected Scanning Solution. The platform enables remote workers to scan directly into line-of-business systems from their home offices.

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The Security Ledger

JUNE 29, 2020

We talk with experts from GE about the process they used to obtain UL certification for a range of smart home appliances, managing device security over the decades and how a cyber security rating system may influence. Internet of Things (IoT) devices have been cropping up on home, business and enterprise networks for years.

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IBM Big Data Hub

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

Here, we will look at examples and applications of renewable energy across a variety of industries, its impact on energy systems and the energy technologies that will drive its use in the future. Geothermal heat pumps (GHPs) are used to heat, cool and provide hot water to homes and offices. What is renewable energy?

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IBM Big Data Hub

MARCH 14, 2024

The number of networks also continues to grow, with many popular Internet Service Providers (ISPs) like Verizon, Google and AT&T, offering 5G connectivity in both homes and businesses. To answer that question, we first must look at how 5G works and what makes it different than other technologies. Today, some technologies (e.g.,

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AIIM

JANUARY 8, 2019

If you take a look around your office, home, or even places like your car you’re sure to see it – Artificial Intelligence. And it’s not just in our personal lives, in the world of business we continue to grow and expand the way we work with the use of automation, smart machines, and more.

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The Last Watchdog

OCTOBER 5, 2023

Byron: I was initially drawn to cybersecurity as a USA TODAY technology reporter assigned to cover Microsoft. I began to research and write about the drivers behind what was happening to businesses and to individual consumers using Windows, both the evolving threats and the emerging business/home network defenses.

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The Last Watchdog

OCTOBER 19, 2022

Related: How matter addresses vulnerabilities of smart home devices. A breakthrough is about to happen with the roll out this fall of Matter, a new home automation connectivity standard backed by Amazon, Apple, Google, Comcast and others. Matter is intended to be the lingua franca for the Internet of Things.

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IBM Big Data Hub

MAY 31, 2023

which involves the integration of advanced digital technologies and IoT into manufacturing processes and connected devices that transmit and receive instructions and data. Smart components (phones, tablets, sensors, microprocessors and analytics). In some cases, smart connected products can operate independently.

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The Security Ledger

AUGUST 21, 2020

Like many technology entrepreneurs, Garret Langley’s company started with a question that he just couldn’t answer. But licensing so called Automated License Plate Reader (ALPR) technology is prohibitively expensive. Consumer smart phones, Langley realized, have all the components needed to function as capable ALPR cameras.

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The Security Ledger

NOVEMBER 1, 2022

Related Stories Episode 244: ZuoRAT brings APT Tactics to Home Networks Episode 243: The CSTO is a thing- a conversation with Chris Hoff of LastPass Episode 241: If Its Smart, Its Vulnerable a Conversation with Mikko Hyppönen. Read the whole entry. » » Click the icon below to listen. Passwordless?

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Security Affairs

JANUARY 7, 2020

Google has recently disabled all Xiaomi smart home integrations on Nest Hub after being informed that some users could access other people’s camera feeds. . As proof of the issue, the user shared screenshots of other cameras’ feed that he received on his Xiaomi Mijia 1080p Smart IP Security Camera.

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The Security Ledger

AUGUST 21, 2020

Like many technology entrepreneurs, Garret Langley’s company started with a question that he just couldn’t answer. But licensing so called Automated License Plate Reader (ALPR) technology is prohibitively expensive. . Consumer smart phones, Langley realized, have all the components needed to function as capable ALPR cameras.

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The Security Ledger

JULY 25, 2018

Smart home security starts at home, according to researcher Michael Sverdlin who says that consumers should explore the security of their smart home technology and consider simple modifications or hacks to remove insecure or promiscuous features. Read the whole entry. » » Related Stories U.S.

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The Security Ledger

AUGUST 6, 2020

In this episode of the podcast (#187), sponsored by Virsec, we talk with journalist and author Cory Doctorow of BoingBoing.net about the recent GE Filtergate incident and how DRM is invading our homes. Read the whole entry. » That’s a scenario our guest this week has posited. Satya Gupta is the CTO of Virsec.

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CGI

MARCH 22, 2017

What is smart? Today, many affiliate the word “smart” with technology – smart phones, smart TVs, smart homes, etc. - but is infusing the latest technology in all aspects of life necessarily the smart thing to do? It is easy for communities to look to technology for the quick fix.

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The Security Ledger

NOVEMBER 2, 2018

China is eyeing dominance of the Internet of Things (IoT) market and may use vulnerabilities in these technologies as the next front on its ongoing cyberwar with the United States, according to a new report. The post Report: China Eyes IoT as Next Front of Cyber War on U.S. appeared first on The Security Ledger.

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IBM Big Data Hub

MARCH 8, 2024

In part, this is because of high saturation in the market: An electronics or home goods retailer now competes globally, not just with its direct competitors, but with small-scale online stores and ecommerce giants like Amazon. This can force businesses to bring down prices to compete.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

DECEMBER 4, 2018

By 2020, IoT technology will be in 95% of electronics for new product designs. With the continuous technology evolution surrounding IoT, it has become increasingly possible to add IoT features to a product at minimal cost. IoT in Everything. Should we slow down? Assume IoT Security Vulnerabilities.

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ARMA International

FEBRUARY 21, 2020

Microchips are just one example of the increasing variety of smart devices that are near to, attached to, or reside inside the human body. Another common name for the IoB is embodied computing , where the human body is used as a technology platform. These devices are no longer relegated to science fiction and spy thrillers.

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