Can TVs and refrigerators really spew botnet spam

siljaline · Aug 2, 2014

The web-connected appliances on the "internet of things" promise to make life way more convenient for you and me. But according to a security study by Hewlett-Packard, the most popular smart devices are about as secure as an unlocked screen door. Think twice before you share your street address with your TV.
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http://gizmodo.com/internet-of-things-devices-are-a-hackers-dream-come-t-1615038906

siljaline · Aug 7, 2014

LAS VEGAS – A few years ago the media was inundated with reports that former Vice President Dick Cheney had his pacemaker removed and replaced with a custom, presumably less connected one. The assumed reason for that procedure was to minimize the risk Cheney is exposed to in a world where it is increasingly clear that embedded medical devices can be hacked to catastrophic consequence.
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Connected Medical Devices Simultaneously Increase Risk and Safety

siljaline · Aug 8, 2014

WASHINGTON - Security pros routinely cite poor cyber hygiene as one of their top concerns. But if they're lying awake at night worried about lazy passwords and software updates going ignored, just think of the headaches that will come once thermostats, pacemakers and just about everything else comes online.
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The Internet of Things Brings Far-Reaching Security Threats

siljaline · Aug 15, 2014

Samsung snaps up SmartThings, embracing Internet of Things

Samsung is treading deeper into the Internet of Things with the announcement Thursday that it has agreed to acquire SmartThings, an open platform for smart home devices.
"This idea of connected homes or smart homes is something Samsung has been thinking about for years," David Eun, head of Samsung's Open Innovation Center, or OIC, told CNET. "It became obvious to us [that] this idea of creating a really open platform and making it truly global was absolutely what the industry needed."
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http://www.cnet.com/news/samsung-snaps-up-smartthings-embracing-internet-of-things/

lotuseclat79 · Aug 18, 2014

How to hack and crack the connected home.

There are intruders in your home, ones that came with claims that they would make your life easier, that they could take over some of the drudgery so you could pursue some of life's finer pleasures.
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-- Tom

siljaline · Aug 18, 2014

Why the ‘Internet of things’ is a ticking bomb

Last week, experts at the annual Black Hat security conference illustrated that the “Internet of Things” (IoT) is extremely susceptible to attack by exposing 13 previously unknown vulnerabilities in home Wi-Fi routers and network storage systems, the core infrastructure used by “smart” devices. As mass interconnection wires people and homes with unsecured Internet devices, new threats are inevitable, and enterprises will be the prime target. [...]
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http://venturebeat.com/2014/08/18/why-the-internet-of-things-is-a-ticking-bomb/

siljaline · Aug 19, 2014

Windows IoT Preview Now Available for Intel Galileo Gen 1 Boards

Last night, Microsoft released a "preview Windows image"—which I take to be a new version of the as-yet-unbranded "Windows for the Internet of Things" (Windows IoT)—aimed at a popular, off-the-shelf Intel x86 system-on-a-chip (SoC) development board. The effort is basically a proof of concept showing that the big boys—Microsoft and Intel in this case—can create miniature versions of their mainstream computing solutions aimed at a coming generation of ever-connected devices of all kinds.
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http://winsupersite.com/visual-studio/windows-iot-preview-now-available-intel-galileo-gen-1-boards

siljaline · Aug 24, 2014

Your living room is vulnerable to cyber attacks

At the Black Hat security conference in Las Vegas earlier this month, researchers demonstrated how a Nest thermostat can be hacked, to show how easily connected appliances--the household technologies that make up the Internet of Things--can be compromised. When you look beyond the demo's hyperbolic headlines, it turns out the hack requires physical access to the Nest device, but the questions remains, "How vulnerable is IoT?"
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http://www.cso.com.au/article/553080/your_living_room_vulnerable_cyber_attacks/

siljaline · Aug 24, 2014

The Internet of Things or (IoT) - a primer.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Internet_of_Things

ronjor · Aug 25, 2014

Most people don't know the Internet of Things is actually a thing

By Barclay Ballard

A recent report has suggested that the biggest barrier to the Internet of Things (IoT) is that a large proportion of consumers have never even heard of the term.
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http://betanews.com/2014/08/25/most-people-dont-know-the-internet-of-things-is-actually-a-thing/

siljaline · Aug 27, 2014

Internet of Things doesn't have to mean enterprise security nightmares

When it comes to the Internet of Things, enterprises are leaving themselves wide open to security problems. Connected products, services and sensors have a lot of potential, but there is risk. Fortunately, this risk can be managed at the API level.
That's the word from Mark O'Neill, vice president of Innovation at Axway. In a recent post in Service Technology Magazine, he urges IT managers to start paying more attention to security when it comes to the Internet of Things (IoT). "Each smart device and connected app gathers data, and each smart device and connected application risks exposing this data," O'Neill says. "Companies promising amazing experiences through their IoT-connected products and services must back those promises up with unsurpassed security."
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http://www.zdnet.com/internet-of-th...an-enterprise-security-nightmares-7000032957/

siljaline · Aug 28, 2014

IoT startup IFTTT takes in $30M to get your apps talking to each other

Andreesen Horowitz and Norwest Ventures just handed over $30 million to a new Internet of Things startup that wants to connect all your online social interactions.
IFTTT (If This Then That) has a new approach to connecting all of your devices and apps. Rather than allowing you to manage all your home stuff through one main app, like Wink, IFTTT wants to manage interactions between your social apps.
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http://venturebeat.com/2014/08/28/i...n-30m-to-get-your-apps-talking-to-each-other/

siljaline · Aug 28, 2014

Intel makes the world’s smallest (IoT) modem

Intel says it is producing a 3G modem, an essential component for Internet of Things (IoT) devices, that's smaller than any other similar product.
The modem is about the size of a penny. How much smaller it is than other, similar devices now available is unclear -- and Intel isn't making any direct comparisons.
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http://www.computerworld.com/articl...ntel-makes-the-worlds-smallest-iot-modem.html

siljaline · Aug 28, 2014

Keurig's coffee brewer 'DRM' has already been defeated

Maybe getting past Keurig's DRM-protected brewing system won't be so challenging after all. Keurig Green Mountain incensed many third-party coffee pod makers with its decision to lock down the Keurig 2.0 system with the coffee equivalent of DRM earlier this year. The move was widely viewed as a desperate attempt by Green Mountain, which purchased Keurig in 2006, to protect its profits and stop other companies from putting out imitation K-Cups at much cheaper prices. That was the troubling trend that began when several of Keurig's key patents expired in 2012, opening up the coffee pod market to all comers. To avoid that whole "competition" thing, Keurig designed a sophisticated anti-counterfeiting system for its latest brewer that scans for the company's proprietary markings and immediately locks out any off-brand capsules.
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http://www.theverge.com/2014/8/28/6079711/keurig-coffee-pod-drm-has-been-defeated

siljaline · Aug 30, 2014

Three security practices that IoT (Internet of Things) will disrupt:
http://www.csoonline.com/article/25...security-practices-that-iot-will-disrupt.html

siljaline · Sep 3, 2014

Cloud security will worsen with 'Internet of Everything'

If the iCloud data leak this week wasn't enough to scare you silly, a future where even a toaster could cause physical harm might.

As the "Internet of Everything" takes shape and becomes increasingly pervasive, more information about individuals are being collected and analyzed, offering cybercriminals more to work with when they've identified their victims. This was the scenario painted by delegates at the CloudSec Congress 2014 conference Wednesday in Singapore, who urged the security industry and government agencies to catch up to this new era of connectivity before it's too late.
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http://www.zdnet.com/cloud-security-will-worsen-with-internet-of-everything-7000033260/

siljaline · Sep 4, 2014

IoT: How I hacked my home | The story of a researcher who wanted to see how vulnerable he actually was
This is an extensive study and a worthwhile read.
https://securelist.com/analysis/publications/66207/iot-how-i-hacked-my-home/

ronjor · Sep 4, 2014

Tech Giants Embrace the Smart Home, But Consumers Remain Skeptical

By MARK SCOTT
September 4, 2014 4:45 pm

Yet despite companies’ eagerness to make refrigerators, blenders and other appliances part of the Internet revolution, consumers have yet to embrace this new technology.
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http://bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2014/...he-smart-home-but-consumers-remain-skeptical/

Dermot7 · Sep 4, 2014

The Internet of Things (IoT) could be a security disaster waiting to happen.

That's the view of Andrew Rose, a Forrester Research analyst. He believes that early IoT implementations will inevitably be highly insecure, forcing companies involved to ratchet up security later to avoid serious problems.

"I think that will pretty much be the case," he said. "The cause will be naivete. People won't have thought through all the use cases for the Internet of Things when they implement it, and they will focus on functionality rather than control systems. That will give malicious people an opportunity to work the technology for their own benefit."
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Internet of Things a Potential Security Disaster - eSecurity Planet

siljaline · Sep 6, 2014

Good vibrations will power IoT for a California offshore mussel ranch

The Internet of Things already includes cows and pigs, but it's about to branch out into another form of agriculture: an underwater ranch.

Catalina Sea Ranch (CSR), which plans to raise Mediterranean mussels six miles off Huntington Beach in Southern California, won't make cowboys ride out into the Pacific to herd the tasty crustaceans or look for shellfish rustlers. The startup will keep a virtual eye on its soggy 100-acre spread with automated monitoring systems connected to the cloud through the Verizon Wireless LTE network.
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http://news.techworld.com/networkin...r-iot-for-a-california-offshore-mussel-ranch/

siljaline · Sep 7, 2014

Are these 9 kitchen gadgets ‘smart’ or just plain ridiculous?

From utensils to flatware, your every interaction with food is poised to be a connected one. That is, if the makers of some of the latest kitchen gadgetry have a say about it. [...]
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http://venturebeat.com/2014/09/06/are-these-kitchen-gadgets-smart-or-just-plain-ridiculous/

siljaline · Sep 8, 2014

Consumers will adopt the IoT, report says

A report predicts that the Internet of Things is inevitable, with nearly two-thirds of consumers planning to buy an in-home IoT device in the next five years. However, it’s not all trouble-free.
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http://www.networkworld.com/article...consumers-will-adopt-the-iot-report-says.html

siljaline · Sep 11, 2014

Why Apple, Google, and Samsung want to be inside your home

At the IFA conference in Berlin last Friday, Samsung CEO Yoon Boo-Keun delivered a keynote extolling the virtues of a home filled with devices that connect to the Internet.
Samsung’s vision would allow users to tweak and surveil every aspect of their home while they’re away: “The home of the future is not about the technology and not about being smart and connected,” he said. “It’s about it working in a way that you don’t notice the technology and giving you the right options at the right time. It’s about adapting to you.”
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http://venturebeat.com/2014/09/11/why-apple-google-samsung-want-to-be-inside-your-home/

siljaline · Sep 12, 2014

3 security practices IoT will disrupt

I made it back from DEFCON with both my phone and tablet intact, but I'm happy I didn't bring a light bulb. You see, if had brought a light bulb, and that light bulb was a smart LED bulb running Linux, it might be running someone else's software by now.
Right now, there are hundreds of companies churning out IoT (Internet of things) devices as fast as they can. The people slapping these devices together are often doing things on a shoestring budget, with an incomplete understanding of the full potential of their components, and rarely any eye toward security.
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http://www.infoworld.com/d/security/3-security-practices-iot-will-disrupt-249300

siljaline · Sep 13, 2014

This Internet of Things radio is the size of an ant

Engineers from Stanford and Berkeley Universities have figured out how to make radios the size of an ant, which have been created specifically to serve as controllers and sensors in the Internet of Things.[...]
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http://arstechnica.com/information-...ternet-of-things-radio-is-the-size-of-an-ant/

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