Collaborate Disseminate
Interesting essay about Amazon’s smart lock: When you add Amazon Key to your door, something more sneaky also happens: Amazon takes over. You can leave your keys at home and unlock your door with the Amazon Key app — but it’s really built for Amazon d… Continue reading Amazon’s Door Lock Is Amazon’s Bid to Control Your Home
Interesting essay about Amazon’s smart lock: When you add Amazon Key to your door, something more sneaky also happens: Amazon takes over. You can leave your keys at home and unlock your door with the Amazon Key app — but it’s really built for Amazon deliveries. To share online access with family and friends, I had to give them a… Continue reading Amazon’s Door Lock Is Amazon’s Bid to Control Your Home
Brian Krebs has a long article on the Mirai botnet authors, who pled guilty….
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Brian Krebs has a long article on the Mirai botnet authors, who pled guilty…. Continue reading Details on the Mirai Botnet Authors
Mozilla reviews the privacy practices of Internet-connected toys, home accessories, exercise equipment, and more…. Continue reading Mozilla’s Guide to Privacy-Aware Christmas Shopping
It’s based on the Mirai code, but much more virulent: While Mirai caused widespread outages, it impacted IP cameras and internet routers by simply exploiting their weak or default passwords. The latest botnet threat, known as alternately as IoT Troop o… Continue reading Reaper Botnet
It’s based on the Mirai code, but much more virulent: While Mirai caused widespread outages, it impacted IP cameras and internet routers by simply exploiting their weak or default passwords. The latest botnet threat, known as alternately as IoT Troop or Reaper, has evolved that strategy, using actual software-hacking techniques to break into devices instead. It’s the difference between checking… Continue reading Reaper Botnet
The Norwegian Security Council has published a report detailing a series of security and privacy flaws in smart watches marketed to children. Press release. News article. This is the same group that found all those security and privacy vulnerabilities in smart dolls….
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The Norwegian Consumer Council has published a report detailing a series of security and privacy flaws in smart watches marketed to children. Press release. News article. This is the same group that found all those security and privacy vulnerabilities in smart dolls. EDITED TO ADD (10/21): Slashdot thread…. Continue reading Security Flaws in Children’s Smart Watches
In August, four US Senators introduced a bill designed to improve Internet of Things (IoT) security. The IoT Cybersecurity Improvement Act of 2017 is a modest piece of legislation. It doesn’t regulate the IoT market. It doesn’t single out any industries for particular attention, or force any companies to do anything. It doesn’t even modify the liability laws for embedded… Continue reading IoT Cybersecurity: What’s Plan B?