A combination of sensors, blockchain technology, and the cloud is poised to deliver almost real-time tracking of food as it leaves a farm or fishery, and the U.S. Food and Drug Administration wants to help the technology behind food traceability … [Read more...]
What Biden’s giant executive order means for the IoT
On July 9, President Biden issued a mammoth executive order (EO) focused on increasing competition that included everything from bringing back net neutrality rules to asking the Food and Drug Administration to investigate cheaper pharmaceutical … [Read more...]
Why IoT (and more) need software bills of materials
You may have started to hear the term "software bills of materials (SBoM)" in the last few years. In 2019, the Food and Drug Administration set out guidance for medical devices makers to disclose the software used in each of their products. More … [Read more...]
IoT news of the week for February 5, 2021
Claroty's industrial security report is a troubling read: If you'd like to understand the breadth and depth of the threats facing companies who manufacture our food, generate our power, and operate plants, this research report is full of terrifying … [Read more...]
How smart devices can create a national “health map” for tackling epidemics
As we continue another week of dealing with the Covid-19 pandemic, it’s interesting to see how countries are using smart devices and services to enforce lockdowns. The solutions range from tracking locations of individuals at the state level to … [Read more...]