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UK Law Aims To Boost Security For ‘Smart’ Devices
New UK rules bring in basic security requirements for millions of internet-connected devices, aiming to close notorious cyber loophole
Amazon Opens Sidewalk Mesh Network To Third-Party Devices
Amazon opens its long-range, low-bandwidth mesh network known as Sidewalk, to any IoT device in the United States
The State of IoT: Audio Roundtable
IoT has continued to develop and expand its reach to every industry and sector. Will IoT maturity deliver the connected ecosystem many have predicted will have transformative impacts, or is IoT still burdened by interoperability issues and potential security risks?
Latest Feature: Intelligent Spaces: Using Smart Cities
The demands from everyone that lives in a city has radically changed over the last decade. Silicon UK considers how the near-future smart city will operate and how technology will deliver seamless connectivity in an environment that will see robotics, AI's, IoT, and more autonomous transport, becoming the norm.
M2M: The Future of Cybersecurity
The focus across much of the cybersecurity landscape has been to mitigate human attacks on networks. However, what about machines attacking machines? As automation expands, many of the systems we take for granted will have an M2M component, how do we secure these channels?
Can More Data Save Our Climate?
As IoT and IIoT continue to rapidly develop, could this explosion in data collection result in vast improvements to how we manage climate change? When every aspect of our environment can be tracked and analyzed, does this allow more practical actions to be taken to curb the impact that climate is having across the planet?
Can Your WAN Cope?
As remote working becomes the norm for many businesses, what does this mean for network access and flexibility? Already video conferencing services are straining to deliver their services to a mass user base. Add in security issues, in this scenario, could your WAN cope?
Amazon Ring Logs All Doorbell And App Interactions
Privacy issue emerges as Amazon confirms it logs records of every motion detected by installed Ring doorbells, and interactions with its app
Inside Knowledge: IoT Data Collection and Analysis
IoT can enable businesses to collect vast quantities of data. Analysing that information is critical to deliver the actionable insight enterprises need to ensure their IoT deployments meet their defined strategic planning.
Police To Use Drones To Locate Missing Persons
Drone programme officially launched in Scotland this week using AI to help search remote areas for missing or vulnerable people
Intelligent Living: The Smart Home and IoT
As IoT expands, one area where this technology will have the most profound impact will be in the home
How Machine Learning is Transforming Manufacturing
Manufacturing is transforming thanks to AI. As factories become more intelligent, their use of machine learning will only increase. Are we on the cusp of a new age of manufacturing?
Amazon Sidewalk To Offer Long-Range Wireless For IoT
Move over Bluetooth and Wi-Fi - Amazon reveals development of long-range wireless alternative for IoT devices
Cyber warfare, IoT hacks, and mass data gathering – the new security...
With 5G touted as the catalyst that will propel us into a future transformed by the Internet of Things, we spoke to Troy Hunt, Microsoft Regional Director and MVP, and the creator of the Have I Been Pwned? about the changing nature of gadget hacks, industrial cyberattacks, Huawei, and the implications of data gathering on an unprecedented scale by the tech giants…
IoT Device Popularity Poses Home Security Risk – Avast
Research from Avast warns the rise in IoT devices puts homes at greater risk of cyber-attack
Future Factory: How 5G will transform industry, networking and...
Manufacturing looks set to become one of the first industries to be transformed by 5G. Until now, the full potential of IoT has not been fully realised as network capacity, speed and latency have been barriers. 5G could remove all these obstacles.
Government Proposes New IoT Security Laws
New law to ensure basic cyber security features would be implemented in all Internet-connected products
Researchers Hack Third-Party Car Alarms To Take Control Of Vehicles
Simple trick could have allowed attackers to take over an account, enabling vehicles to be stolen or even hijacked while driving
IoT Devices Under Constant Attack
Cyxtera research finds sustained attacks, mostly from China, are being conducted against IoT devices
IBM Brings Blockchain To Australia, Pilots Water Conservation Project
The company offers its blockchain via Melbourne data center and tests the use of blockchain and IoT sensors in groundwater conservation
Gartner: Cloud Fuels Enterprise Software Spending Surge
Brexit and US-China trade tensions pose less of a threat than skills shortages, as businesses buy into the cloud and the Internet of Things
UK Security Firm Uncovers Hot Tub Remote Hack Flaw
The lack of security means tens of thousands of hot tubs could be remotely controlled by attackers from anywhere in the world
IT Life: Giorgio Regni, Scality
Scality chief technology officer Giorgio Regni talks about cloud apps, collaborative development and the surprising way he found to improve his smartphone's battery life
IT Life: Labhesh Patel, Jumio
Labhesh Patel, chief technology officer and chief scientist at Jumio, talks about AI, the challenges of data protection and how he learned to go offline for 25 minutes at a stretch
Qualcomm Expects $1bn From IoT Sales This Year
Qualcomm's figures underscore the rapid expansion of connected gadgets into all areas of life, even as smartphone sales level off
Microsoft To Invest $5bn For IoT Push
Redmond pledges $5 billion over next four years for Internet of Things, to make IoT access easier for all
Google Renames Android Wear ‘Wear OS’ As Industry Mutates
Smartwatch sales have surged in recent months, but so far the main company to benefit hasn't been Google
IoT Smart Devices Easy To Hack, Researchers Warn
A simple Google search can show how to hack IoT devices such as baby monitors, web cameras, doorbells, and thermostats
Government Guidelines Aim To Secure Smart Devices
A draft code of practice would encourage manufacturers to remove default device passwords and make communications less easy to hack