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Internet of Things

IoT: not the cosy Nest that you expected

A Nest Thermostat could save you a lot on your bills – by not working at all, thanks to a recent software update.

January 14, 2016 General, Life, Macs, Technology

How CCTV cameras tried to break a large cloud service

Do you have any web-enabled CCTV cameras? If so, you might like to check that they have not […]

October 23, 2015 General, Macs, Technology

Five Catch-22s for IoT security

IoT systems have many challenges. Here are 5 which result in paradoxical security conflicts.

October 5, 2015 General, Macs, Technology

Smart and secure: choosing IoT devices which shouldn’t compromise your home 5

Why it is best to use a ‘smart universe’ such as Nest or HomeKit.

September 11, 2015 General, Macs, Technology

Smart and secure: choosing IoT devices which shouldn’t compromise your home 4

The point of greatest vulnerability is the remote support server. How can you tell whether that could be breached?

September 9, 2015 General, Macs, Technology

Smart and secure: choosing IoT devices which shouldn’t compromise your home 3

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What security measures should apply to local communications, and those made by a device with the Internet?

September 7, 2015 General, Macs, Technology

Smart and secure: choosing IoT devices which shouldn’t compromise your home 2

Which operating systems are most suitable and secure, and how should they be updated?

September 6, 2015 General, Macs, Technology

Smart and secure: choosing IoT devices which shouldn’t compromise your home 1

Sales of ‘smart’ devices like thermostats are growing exponentially. But how can you place trust in their security?

September 5, 2015 General, Macs, Technology

The need for standard IoT security testing

Would you buy electrical goods which did not meet an appropriate standard? Then what about a security standard for IoT devices like baby monitors?

September 4, 2015 General, Life, Macs, Technology

The Internet of Threats

Just as drug cheats always seem several steps ahead of those trying to stop doping in sport, so computer security is always playing catch-up to hackers. And now they can hack into vending machines.

April 6, 2015 General, Life, Macs, Technology
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