The risk to security and privacy is unique for consumers installing IoT devices for home use, says a report from the Broadband Internet Technical Advisory Group (BITAG).
Over a third of Brits are planning to gift an internet-connected device this Christmas. The two most popular gifts - smartphone/tablets and laptops - this year are also the two most easily and frequently hacked.
A security expert who hooked up an Internet-connected surveillance camera for research purposes reported via Twitter on Friday that the device was compromised by IoT malware after just 98 seconds of being online.
Confronting the dangers posed by the Internet of Things, members of the House of Representatives' Energy and Commerce Committee held a hearing on Wednesday that examined the feasibility of regulating IoT devices.
In a two-month analysis of Internet of Things device traffic that was picked up on its cloud service, network and Internet security company Zscaler identified IoT devices that were exhibiting potentially dangerous behaviors.
The White House has issued cybersecurity guidelines for Internet of Things (IoT) devices through a 257-page report developed by the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST).
At an industry event, Charlie Miller, a security engineer at Uber's advanced technology center, made the claim that software operating the new generation of driverless cars can be remotely attacked.
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