Internet of Things


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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


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RSA – IoT security meets SMB

RSA – IoT security meets SMB

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RSA – IoT security meets SMB

Some things that businesses can do to get better at it without breaking the bank

Cameron Camp06 Mar 2019


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Siegeware: When criminals take over your smart building

Siegeware: When criminals take over your smart building

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Siegeware: When criminals take over your smart building

Siegeware is what you get when cybercriminals mix the concept of ransomware with building automation systems: abuse of equipment control software to threaten access to physical facilities

Stephen Cobb20 Feb 2019


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European Commission orders recall of children’s smartwatch over privacy concerns

European Commission orders recall of children’s smartwatch over privacy concerns

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European Commission orders recall of children’s smartwatch over privacy concerns

The watch has been found to expose its wearers to a high level of risk of being contacted and monitored by attackers

Tomáš Foltýn05 Feb 2019


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Japan to probe citizens’ IoT devices in the name of security

Japan to probe citizens’ IoT devices in the name of security

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Japan to probe citizens’ IoT devices in the name of security

Smart devices were targeted by more than one-half of cyberattacks detected in the country in 2017

Tomáš Foltýn31 Jan 2019