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Tag: internet-of-things

  • VB2015 preview: the Internet of Things

    Experts to cover various aspects of IoT (in)security in a range of talks. As a reader of this blog, and hopefully as someone who will attend VB2015 , you don’t need to be told that more and more devices are being connected to the Internet, nor that this comes with some security issues. And while…

  • VB2014 Paper: Attack surface analysis of Tizen devices

    Irfan Asrar looks at the security of the operating system used in many IoT devices. Since the close of the VB2014 conference in Seattle in October, we have been sharing VB2014 conference papers as well as video recordings of the presentations. Today, we have added ‘Attack surface analysis of Tizen devices’ by Irfan Asrar, a…

  • VB2014 paper: Smart home appliance security and malware

    Jeongwook Oh demonstrates how to hack a Samsung smart TV. Over the next few months, we will be sharing VB2014 conference papers as well as video recordings of the presentations. Today, we have added ‘Smart home appliance security and malware’, by HP researcher Jeongwook Oh. The (in)security of the Internet of Things (IoT) is a…

  • Is your fridge sending spam?

    It’s possible that smart devices are sending spam, but it wouldn’t make any difference. Last week, security-as-a-service firm Proofpoint published a press release on a recent spam campaign in which emails had been sent from Internet-connected devices such as televisions and even a fridge. At Ars Technica , Dan Goodin did a good job debunking…