Tag: smart home
Smart home device metadata offers hackers insight into residents’ habits
Metadata generated by IoT devices in a smart home could give hackers valuable clues about its inhabitant's lifestyle and behavior, according to research published...
Kaspersky Lab launches IoT scanner for home networks
Security company Kaspersky has released a beta version of Kaspersky IoT Scanner, an application for Android that scans the home Wi-Fi network.
Due to the...
Hundreds of smart locks scuppered by flawed update
Hundreds of smart locks from supplier Lockstate were left unusable, or 'bricked', after a flawed wireless update was issued by the company.
As customers flocked...
Bullguard researchers find serious flaws in smart home alarm
A team of researchers at security specialist Bullguard has identified a range of serious flaws in a connected burglar alarm.
Security researchers at the...
Legal & General signs up to offer customers the Leakbot detector
Legal & General has become the third UK insurance provider to offer the LeakBot smart home device for detecting water leaks to its customers.
It...
Solar-powered smart windows could save energy and power IoT devices
Scientists at Princeton University have created self-powered smart windows that control how much light is let into a building.
The smart windows can control the...
IoT malware doubled in 2016, says report from Kaspersky
The amount of malware targeting IoT devices more than doubled in 2016, according to a report by IT security company Kaspersky.
Researchers there set up...
Apple joins race for smart home supremacy with HomePod
Apple has upped the ante in the race for smart home supremacy with the launch of HomePod at its worldwide developers' conference in San...
Bullguard CEO: “A safer smart home shouldn’t be complicated.”
In an exclusive interview with Internet of Business, Bullguard CEO Paul Lipman discusses his smart home security vision for the company.
A few months back, Paul...
BullGuard Dojo: Bow to your IoT sensei
BullGuard has launched its Dojo smart home cybersecurity product. Billed as an enterprise-grade, consumer-level product, Dojo aims to lock down and protect IoT devices such as smart...
Neo Technology CEO: Smart homes won’t work without smart data
In a contributed article for Internet of Business, Emil Eifrem, CEO and co-founder of graph database company Neo Technology, presents his vision of how...
Smart home product manufacturers must target customers in different ways
Smart home consumers can be divided into seven segments, according to new research from market analyst firm Strategy Analytics.
Manufacturers selling smart home products to customers need...