Tag: Internet of security
Amazon fixes flaws in smart home operating system
NEWSBYTE Amazon has had to patch 13 flaws found in an operating system used in smart home devices after it was discovered that the...
US military to spend $2 billion on developing artificial intelligence
Concerns about the weaponisation of artificial intelligence (AI) have increased with the news that the Pentagon is ploughing $2 billion into the technology over...
Smart lightbulbs can be used to steal secure data, finds report
Infrared channels could help attackers steal data and even reconstruct video images, say US researchers.
Smart lighting products have soared in popularity in recent years....
MIT researchers devise IoT transmitter to stop hackers
NEWSBYTE Researchers at MIT have created a transmitter that could stop hackers from attacking IoT devices.
Such devices are vulnerable to hack attacks that locate,...
Zingbox and Nuvolo team up to help combat healthcare IoT cyberthreats
Edge security company Zingbox has announced a partnership with cloud security specialist Nuvelo, which will see Zingbox’s IoT Guardian offering integrated with Nuvolo’s medical...
ForgotDoor: Singapore routers gave full access to IoT hackers
ForgotDoor vulnerability caused by open ports.
A vulnerability affecting hundreds of routers in Singapore could have given hackers complete access to connected devices.
According to a...
New European consortium to improve IoT security, interoperability
NEWSBYTE A new European consortium is to begin working on Brain-IoT, a framework to improve the interoperability and security of Internet of Things (IoT)...
IoT security: Shadow devices pose growing threat to networks – report
Unauthorised devices introduce “immense security risk”, according to report.
IoT devices, as well as personal devices such as laptops, tablets, and smartphones, pose a grave...
Botnet attack on one website costs IoT device owners $300k
A University of California, Berkeley Report reveals that the cost of malware- and botnet-affected devices could run into millions of dollars for their owners.
A...
FreeWave partners with McQ to offer low-power video streaming
Industrial Internet of Things networking company FreeWave has partnered with remote monitoring and surveillance firm McQ, to offer industrial users the ability to transmit...
Researchers find Amazon Alexa could eavesdrop on customers
NEWSBYTE Security researchers have discovered a vulnerability that enabled Amazon’s voice assistant, Alexa, to listen in on people’s conversations after the 'Alexa' wake-up word had...
NIST demands lightweight cryptography to protect IoT devices
New class of defence needed against cyberattacks, says US standards body.
The US National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has called on the IoT...