Hacking the Internet of Things: Locks and Thermostats
At Defcon last weekend, researchers demonstrated hacks against Bluetooth door locks and Internet-enabled thermostats…. Continue reading Hacking the Internet of Things: Locks and Thermostats
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Real-World Security and the Internet of Things
Disaster stories involving the Internet of Things are all the rage. They feature cars (both driven and driverless), the power grid, dams, and tunnel ventilation systems. A particularly vivid and realistic one, near-future fiction published last month in New York Magazine, described a cyberattack on New York that involved hacking of cars, the water system, hospitals, elevators, and the power… Continue reading Real-World Security and the Internet of Things
Vulnerabilities in Samsung’s SmartThings
Interesting research: Earlence Fernandes, Jaeyeon Jung, and Atul Prakash, "Security Analysis of Emerging Smart Home Applications": Abstract: Recently, several competing smart home programming frameworks that support third party app development have emerged. These frameworks provide tangible benefits to users, but can also expose users to significant security risks. This paper presents the first in-depth empirical security analysis of one such… Continue reading Vulnerabilities in Samsung’s SmartThings
I’m Writing a Book on Security
I’m writing a book on security in the highly connected Internet-of-Things World. Tentative title: Click Here to Kill Everybody Peril and Promise in a Hyper-Connected World There are two underlying metaphors in the book. The first is what I have called the World-Sized Web, which is that combination of mobile, cloud, persistence, personalization, agents, cyber-physical systems, and the Internet of… Continue reading I’m Writing a Book on Security