smart devices

Security companies offer smart technologies — primarily cameras — to protect your home from burglary, fire and other incidents. But what about protecting these security systems themselves from intruders? We fill this gap.

Our experts found that a popular children’s toy robot contained vulnerabilities allowing malicious actors to make video calls to it, steal the parental account, and modify the firmware.

Why such OSs are gaining more significance in markets in need of security.

Better put them on something not very valuable or necessary. Here we explain why.

IoT devices tend to greatly increase a company’s attack surface, but you can minimize the risk.

At RSA Conference 2021, researchers talked about how they managed to turn a Comcast Xfinity remote into a listening device.

It seems the only reason to buy a “smart” padlock is to make lock-pickers happy.

We look at some headaches for Google and Facebook, a “hacked” Nest sending out an ICBM warning, the Girl Scouts covering cybersecurity, and more.

Smart home appliances are dependent on remote servers, apps, and other things, which can cause all kinds of trouble.

Electronic devices becoming so smart that they take over mankind is a recurring theme in sci-fi. Chronophobia and futurophobia are widespread, too. But what’s the point of being afraid? Security in the coming age of Smarternet requires awareness and attention.

Many Internet-connected smart home systems contain vulnerabilities that could expose the owners of those systems to physical and digital theft.