Internet of Things


64 articles

CES – singularity and securing the car

CES – singularity and securing the car

CES – singularity and securing the car

What's in store for automotive security once cars morph into mobile living rooms and working spaces? And how about transportation at large?

Cameron Camp09 Jan 2019


IoT: A roomful of conundrums

IoT: A roomful of conundrums

IoT: A roomful of conundrums

How can you stay safe in a world where “smart” is the new default?

Tomáš Foltýn26 Oct 2018


California outlaws poor default passwords in connected devices

California outlaws poor default passwords in connected devices

California outlaws poor default passwords in connected devices

The law is intended to help curb attacks that rely on weak, non-existent or publicly disclosed passwords that far too often ship with web-connected gadgets

Tomáš Foltýn10 Oct 2018


Top tips for protecting your Smart TV

Top tips for protecting your Smart TV

Top tips for protecting your Smart TV

The final few months of 2018 will likely be a busy time of year for people and cybercriminals will be no different as they continue to look for weak spots in networks

Gabrielle Ladouceur Despins01 Oct 2018


Could home appliances knock down power grids?

Could home appliances knock down power grids?

Could home appliances knock down power grids?

Far-fetched though it may sound, the answer is yes, according to researchers, who show that electrical grids and smart home appliances could make for a dangerous mix

Tomáš Foltýn06 Sep 2018


Smart irrigation systems vulnerable to attacks, warn researchers

Smart irrigation systems vulnerable to attacks, warn researchers

Smart irrigation systems vulnerable to attacks, warn researchers

Internet-connected irrigation systems suffer from security gaps that could be exploited by attackers aiming, for example, to deplete a city’s water reserves, researchers warn

Tomáš Foltýn21 Aug 2018


Interred in the Internet of Everything

Interred in the Internet of Everything

Interred in the Internet of Everything

The security implications of devices connecting and sharing data

David Harley08 Jun 2018


RSA 2018: IoT security comes of age

RSA 2018: IoT security comes of age

RSA 2018: IoT security comes of age

IoT security may have finally turned the corner towards a more secure future.

Cameron Camp20 Apr 2018


Global police test their cyber-chops in simulated IoT attack

Global police test their cyber-chops in simulated IoT attack

Global police test their cyber-chops in simulated IoT attack

More than three dozen cybercrime and digital forensics experts from 23 countries have investigated a simulated attack on a bank that had been carried out through an IoT device.

Tomáš Foltýn05 Mar 2018