What was once Brillo is now Android Things and Android Things is finally at version 1.0. Google announced that its IoT device platform has graduated from a developer preview this week, after more than 100,000 downloads of the SDK, or software … [Read more...]
DefCon’s Greatest Hacks and the Internet of Twizzlers
This week on the Internet of Things Podcast, Stacey Higginbotham and Kevin Tofel talk about news from Defcon, efforts to hack the Amazon Echo and give their take on the Senate’s new IoT security bill. (Hint: they're not that impressed.) They also … [Read more...]
Hackers aren’t just a security issue, they are a safety issue
Think about your first car. If you're like many of us, it was probably used, either purchased or handed down from parents or maybe even siblings. My first car was 14 years old. Now, think about how poorly secured most 14-year-old electronic devices … [Read more...]
Internet of Things news of the week, April 21, 2017
This week's top Internet of Things news includes Google Home, Germany and security, Microsoft beefing up its IoT offerings and more. Get this news summary in your inbox every Friday when you sign up for the newsletter. Google's Home gets … [Read more...]
Discover the cost of good Internet of Things security
This week's scary IoT hack involved connected stuffed toys for children. The details of the hack show that Spiral Toys, the maker of the hacked CloudPets toy, treated security as even less than an afterthought. Not only did a contractor for the … [Read more...]