Automated smokers like the Green Mountain Grill (GMG) Davy Crockett are great for smoking different meats and other foods without having to tend the grill during the entire process. GMG has pushed this idea further with a WIFI controller that monitors and controls the grill. Now, one doesn’t even need to leave the couch to maintain the grill. Unfortunately though, this … [Read more...]
Hacking Door Locks and Car Locks (Or Anything Wireless)
When a wireless device of any kind sends data from one location to another, the device needs to protect the data just as if it was traveling over a wired network. Unfortunately, that is often not the case as several security researchers proved at Black Hat and Def Con. Tools exist that allowed the researchers to capture data traveling over different types of wireless protocols … [Read more...]
IoT Devices: Fast, Cheap or Secure…Pick Two
The IoT market is growing at a rapid pace and manufacturers are under pressure to quickly provide new products. As a matter of fact, Bain estimate that by 2020 annual IoT revenues will reach $470 Billion, and McKenzie & Company predicts the annual growth rate of IoT devices to be about 33 percent. Unfortunately, this fast-paced growth comes at a price – a lack of IoT … [Read more...]
Top Security Trends for 2017 Include IoT, Encryption and AI
At RSA 2017, thousands of corporate executives looked to hundreds of security vendors to identify the most important cyber security issues for them to address in the coming year. A recent Forrester report discusses the current state of security vendors’ offerings at the 2017 RSA Conference and identifies the top 14 cybersecurity trends for enterprises to watch in … [Read more...]
Does Your New Virtual Assistant Device Pose a Security Risk?
Hey Siri, do “always listening” virtual assistants carry serious security and privacy risks? According a recent CSO Online article, nearly 50 percent of IT professionals think so. Though these products provide a ton of convenience and are just flat out cool, experts are wary about the amount of private or confident information they might be privy to. Here’s what Marc … [Read more...]
