This week's show features Chris Albrecht, editor in chief of The Spoon, as a guest host, which means there will be a review of a connected kitchen gadget — in this case, a connected smoker from Traeger. We kick off the show discussing the FTC's … [Read more...]
IoT news of the week for Jan. 17, 2020
The climate is beating out cyberattacks and data leaks as a top global risk: Each year the World Economic Forum puts out a report detailing the top global risks. It's not light reading. This year's report includes cyberattacks and data fraud or theft … [Read more...]
Let’s take a look at the new NIST security standard
Y'all know I love a good NIST report. The National Institute of Standards and Technology does a good job of taking the established wisdom and distilling it into a set of best practices or rules for an industry. This isn't the place to go for … [Read more...]
Congress tries again with IoT security
Last week, four Senators and two members of the House introduced a new bill aimed at protecting connected devices that are used by the U.S. government. It is called the Internet of Things (IoT) Cybersecurity Improvement Act of 2019 and roughly the … [Read more...]
IoT news of the week for March 15, 2019
Congress is back on IoT security bills: Maybe we won't get any meaningful data privacy legislation, it appears that the US House and the US Senate have picked up a device security bill again. This particular bill gives the National Institute of … [Read more...]