Unpatched Smart Lighting Flaws Pose IoT Risk to Businesses

Rapid7 has disclosed nine vulnerabilities in Orsam Lightify Pro and Home smart lighting products, some of which can be used as a pivot point for remote attacks. Continue reading Unpatched Smart Lighting Flaws Pose IoT Risk to Businesses

OpenThread, A Solution To The WiFi Of Things

The term ‘Internet of Things’ was coined in 1999, long before every laptop had WiFi and every Starbucks provided Internet for the latte-sucking masses. Over time, the Internet of Things meant all these devices would connect over WiFi. Why, no one has any idea. WiFi is terrible for a network of Things – it requires too much power, the range isn’t great, it’s beyond overkill, and there’s already too many machines and routers on WiFi networks, anyway.

There have been a number of solutions to this problem of a WiFi of Things over the years, but none have caught on. …read more

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