Honeywell's latest report finds USB drives are an IIoT security weak spot: Threats capable of propagating over USB, or exploiting USB media for initial infection, rose from 19% in 2019 to just over 37% in 2020, according to a report from Honeywell. … [Read more...]
Should you sell all of your smart home gear to get ready for Matter?
On our most recent IoT Podcast episode, Josh called in to the voicemail hotline with a Matter question. He’s moving to a new home soon and has already packed up his smart home gear. That includes Insteon lighting products, Z-Wave devices, and a … [Read more...]
SmartThings starts saying goodbye to its hardware
If you own a 2013 SmartThings hub (that's the original) or a SmartThings Link for the Nvidia Shield TV, your hardware will stop working on June 30 of this year. The device depreciation is part of the announced exodus from manufacturing and supporting … [Read more...]
IoT news of the week for Jan. 15, 2021
Appliance makers are the telcos of the smart home: In a conversation with some of the startups showing off their wares at CES, I had a realization. Many of these entrepreneurs were in the middle of working with an appliance company to get their … [Read more...]
CES 2021: Samsung brings vision, brains and robots to the smart home
At the digital Consumer Electronics Show 2021 on Monday, Samsung introduced its newest products for the smart home. Some come from the automotive industry while others come from a prior acquisition but all are intended to make “a better normal for … [Read more...]