Internet of Things


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Your smart doorbell may be collecting more data than you think, study finds

Your smart doorbell may be collecting more data than you think, study finds

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Your smart doorbell may be collecting more data than you think, study finds

The study tested 81 IoT devices to analyze their behavior and tracking habits, and in some cases brought rather surprising findings

Amer Owaida25 Oct 2019


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Smart cities must be cyber-smart cities

Smart cities must be cyber-smart cities

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Smart cities must be cyber-smart cities

As cities turn to IoT to address long-standing urban problems, what are the risks of leaving cybersecurity behind at the planning phase?

Andrew Lee23 Oct 2019


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How concerned are you about the privacy challenges of your IoT devices?

How concerned are you about the privacy challenges of your IoT devices?

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How concerned are you about the privacy challenges of your IoT devices?

An ESET survey of thousands of people in North America provides a peek into how they perceive the privacy and security of their smart home connected devices

Amer Owaida09 Oct 2019


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Inside consumer perceptions of security and privacy in the connected home

Inside consumer perceptions of security and privacy in the connected home

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Inside consumer perceptions of security and privacy in the connected home

An ESET survey polled 4,000 people to get a sense of their attitudes towards the privacy and security implications of smart home technology

Editor08 Oct 2019


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Smart TVs: Yet another way for attackers to break into your home?

Smart TVs: Yet another way for attackers to break into your home?

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Smart TVs: Yet another way for attackers to break into your home?

A primer on why internet-enabled TVs make for attractive and potentially soft targets, and how cybercriminals can ruin more than your TV viewing experience

Denise Giusto Bilić02 Aug 2019


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Two billion user logs leaked by smart home vendor

Two billion user logs leaked by smart home vendor

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Two billion user logs leaked by smart home vendor

The leak, which has since been plugged, exposed a range of highly specific and sensitive information about users

Tomáš Foltýn02 Jul 2019


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The UK plans to legislate to secure IoT, but is it really the answer?

The UK plans to legislate to secure IoT, but is it really the answer?

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The UK plans to legislate to secure IoT, but is it really the answer?

A reflection on whether this approach to addressing IoT security challenges can ‘deliver the goods’ and how consumer awareness can help

Tony Anscombe03 May 2019


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D-Link camera vulnerability allows attackers to tap into the video stream

D-Link camera vulnerability allows attackers to tap into the video stream

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D-Link camera vulnerability allows attackers to tap into the video stream

ESET researchers highlight a series of security holes in a device intended to make homes and offices more secure

Miloš Čermák and Milan Fránik02 May 2019


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Flaws in smart car alarms exposed 3 million cars to hijack

Flaws in smart car alarms exposed 3 million cars to hijack

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Flaws in smart car alarms exposed 3 million cars to hijack

The vulnerabilities, which resided in associated smartphone apps, were both easy to find and easy to fix

Tomáš Foltýn08 Mar 2019