February has been a good month for those of us who care about IoT security. First up, the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) released rules that will be used to create a labeling scheme for more secure consumer-facing IoT devices. … [Read more...]
IoT news of the week for Jan. 10, 2020
Security firm Armis acquired by a PE firm: Insight Partners, a private equity firm, has spent $1.1 billion to buy IoT security firm Armis. I covered Armis roughly a year ago, and it's one of several IoT security firms I think will be rolled up into … [Read more...]
IoT news of the week for September 20, 2019
Plutoshift has raised $8M: Plutoshift, a company that provides prescriptive intelligence for industrial processes, has raised $8 million from a surprisingly diverse group of investors. They include Fall Line Capital and Unshackled Ventures, both … [Read more...]
IoT news of the week for August 9, 2019
It's the people, stupid: Behind any digital transformation are people who have to learn how to change the way they do their jobs thanks to new technology or new insights provided by technology. To get those people on board you have to build your IoT … [Read more...]
IoT news of the week for August 10, 2018
Anki’s inexpensive robot is crammed with smarts: Normally I wouldn’t expect much from a $250 robot, so I’m super impressed by the new Anki Vector. Aside from keeping the cute, emotion-based interactions from its prior robot, Cozmo, with Vector, Anki … [Read more...]