IoT

Smart homes may be a bright idea, just not for the dim bulbs who live in 'em

Opinion How many Reg hacks does it take to change a light fitting...?

Personal Tech14 Oct 2024 | 159

Samsung and pals Hyundai, Kia team for software-defined cars, IoT integration

Turn on home aircon and maybe peer inside the fridge or oven – all from behind the wheel

Personal Tech25 Sep 2024 | 30

Capita wins £135M extension on much-delayed UK smart meter rollout

Outsourcing firm has been building network for over a decade now – how's that going?

Networks24 Sep 2024 | 234

Backscatter brainwave could make IoT comms even more energy efficient

How does sub-0.6 mW sound?

Networks09 Jul 2024 | 9

UK lays down fresh legislation banning crummy default device passwords

New laws mean vendors need to make clear how long you'll get updates too

CSO29 Apr 2024 | 77

Some smart meters won't be smart at all once 2/3G networks mothballed

UK reckoning with prospect of millions of homes with obsolete hardware

Networks19 Apr 2024 | 282

Future Roku TVs may inject tailored ads into anything and everything when you pause

Updated Muted the audio? That's an advert. Paused a video? That's an advert

Personal Tech17 Apr 2024 | 61

CISA in a flap as Chirp smart door locks can be trivially unlocked remotely

Hard-coded credentials last thing you want in home security app

Security15 Apr 2024 | 49

Qualcomm and Qt partner to supercharge UI development for IoT devices

Plus: Qualy punts a 'micro-power' Wi-Fi system for the industrial kit

Systems09 Apr 2024 |

India celebrates rapid adoption of its internet of livestock

Latest piece of digital public infrastructure is positively beastly

Public Sector19 Mar 2024 | 8

The S in IoT stands for security. You'll never secure all the Things

Opinion All too many 'smart' devices are security stupid

Edge + IoT09 Mar 2024 | 58

China pushes 'AI Plus' initiative to integrate technology and industry

Beijing used a similar moniker for program that arguably gave us TikTok, Tencent, and Xiaomi

Public Sector06 Mar 2024 | 5

Husqvarna ports Doom to a robot lawnmower – not, thankfully, its chainsaws

Seminal game runs on everything, so why not pay €2,199 to run it on a tiny screen?

Personal Tech28 Feb 2024 | 28

Microsoft retires Azure IoT Central retirement announcement

And fails to clear up end-of-life debacle

Networks21 Feb 2024 | 8

Wyze admits 13,000 users could have viewed strangers' camera feeds

Customers report feeling violated following the security snafu

Security20 Feb 2024 | 31

Microsoft 'retires' Azure IoT Central in platform rethink

Exclusive After March, devs won’t be able to create new application resources, in 2027 the system will be shut down

Edge + IoT15 Feb 2024 | 24

Is critical infrastructure prepared for OT ransomware?

Feature As extortion tactics evolve, operational shutdowns are the next step

Public Sector02 Feb 2024 | 17

White goods giant fires legal threats to unplug open source plugin

'Substantial increase in AWS calls' triggers takedown notice

Applications22 Jan 2024 | 60

BlackBerry squashes plan to spin out its IoT biz

Board and incoming CEO decide reorganizing is better than splitting

Security12 Dec 2023 | 5

India's $20B Smart Cities Mission isn't, and has hardly scratched the surface after eight years

Many projects really about basic services, or don't integrate well. Charge ahead and extend it anyway, think tank recommends

Off-Prem22 Nov 2023 | 3

Qualcomm in recovery position following annus horribilis

Smartphone sales not nearly so bad and just think of the AI potential for margins

Systems02 Nov 2023 | 7

Millions of smart meters will brick it when 2G and 3G turns off

Public Accounts Committee demands timetable for replacements, because things have run so smoothly so far...

Public Sector23 Oct 2023 | 354

China requires any new domestic Wi-Fi kit to support IPv6 and run it by default

Beijing set big targets for next-gen networks, but adoption stats suggest it's falling short

Networks17 Oct 2023 | 13

Mirai reloads exploit arsenal as botnet embarks on another expansion drive

With 13 new payloads it's the biggest update to the botnet in months

Research10 Oct 2023 |

Never mind SETI and NASA, if your Ring somehow snaps ET, Amazon might give you $1M

Fly light-years to our planet and get the real Earth experience: Privacy invaded by doorbell cam

Bootnotes06 Oct 2023 | 24

You've just spent $400 on a baby monitor. Now you need a subscription

Internet of Stings Once upon a time there was a company called Miku who wasn't making quite enough money...

Bootnotes06 Oct 2023 | 183

BlackBerry to split into two companies, foraging for tastier fare for shareholders

Hopes to float IoT biz and keep infosec ops, then make a second pressing

CxO05 Oct 2023 | 16

Microsoft delays debut of IoT security offer due to 'unexpected system challenges'

Updated Software giant tells partners not to sell it but also happy to take your cash now

Channel05 Oct 2023 | 11

If you like to play along with the illusion of privacy, smart devices are a dumb idea

Updated You're just giving manufacturers carte blanche to profit off personal data

Security07 Sep 2023 | 133

2023 World Solar Challenge entrant welcomes clouds – not the fluffy white ones

Special Projects Bureau Revisited Solar roller on Australia-spanning race packs an Nvidia Jetson, radio link to an AWS edge box, and Starlink uplink

Offbeat04 Sep 2023 | 15

Why these cloud-connected 3D printers started making junk all by themselves

Message brokering software blamed for dumping backed-up print jobs on idle devices

Devops24 Aug 2023 | 68

Graphene foam is the future of IoT power, maybe

An electrically charged spring in your step

Science07 Aug 2023 | 8

Qualcomm's great vanishing act: $2.48B of Q3 profit disappears

Smartphone CPU king talks of 'additional cost actions' as market recovery still out of reach

Systems03 Aug 2023 | 1

Amazon confirms it locked Microsoft engineer out of his Echo gear over false claim

Racist tirade at delivery driver never actually happened

Personal Tech15 Jun 2023 | 246

Robot can rip the data out of RAM chips with chilling technology

'The more important a thing is for the world, the less security it has' says inventor

Security09 Jun 2023 | 21

Amazon Ring, Alexa accused of every nightmare IoT security fail you can imagine

Staff able to watch customers in the bathroom? Tick! Obviously shabby infosec? Tick! Training AI as an excuse for data retention? Tick!

Security01 Jun 2023 | 91

Arm acknowledges side-channel attack but denies Cortex-M is crocked

Black Hat Asia Spectre-esque exploit figures out when interesting info might be in memory

Security15 May 2023 | 7

Amazon opens its ad-hoc Wi-Fi-sipping Sidewalk mesh to all manner of gadgets

A reminder you can still opt-out

Networks28 Mar 2023 | 33

Uncle Sam wants to strip the IoS out of IoT with light crypto

NIST weighs up algorithms for small devices – and an architecture for massive systems

Security09 Feb 2023 | 12

Qualcomm feels the squeeze because you don't want a new smartphone right now

Stop us if you've heard this one

Systems03 Feb 2023 | 7

Smart ovens do really dumb stuff to check for Wi-Fi

Pinging search services in the US, China, Russia perhaps not ideal for privacy

Personal Tech26 Jan 2023 | 167

We're just shouting into the void, says US watchdog offering cybersecurity advice

Federal depts ignore almost 60% of IT defense recommendations

Government Tech Week24 Jan 2023 | 14

Nice smart device – how long does it get software updates?

Though a household appliance should have a useful lifetime of 5-10 years, vendor support tends to be shorter... much shorter

Personal Tech16 Jan 2023 | 208

Microsoft applies coat of Rust to Azure Sphere IoT platform

The hope? To grease the security skids for internet-connected devices – and they need all the help they can get

Edge + IoT13 Jan 2023 | 9

Zerobot malware now shooting for Apache systems

Upgraded threat, time to patch

Security22 Dec 2022 | 11

Raspberry Pi hires former spy gadget-maker who baked devices into surveillance ops

If he offers you a piece of the Chocolate Pi, be suspicious

Personal Tech09 Dec 2022 | 94

Singapore branches out onto internet of trees

LiDAR, AI and sensors manage millions of plants, and have greatly reduced accidents

Edge + IoT28 Nov 2022 | 15

Still using a discontinued Boa web server? Microsoft warns of supply chain attacks

Flaws in the open-source tool exploited – and India's power grid was a target

Research23 Nov 2022 | 10

Microsoft bulks up Linux on Windows at the IoT edge in Azure

EFLOW makes the open source OS a full partner of Windows at the far reaches of the cloud

Software22 Nov 2022 |

Marvell's latest switch may not be fast but the timing is great

The chipmaker's Prestera DX1500 family brings Ethernet to OT networks

Networks08 Nov 2022 | 2

Swiss drone-busting eagle squadron grounded permanently

Pilot project in Geneva ends potential danger to welfare of the birds

Offbeat08 Nov 2022 | 41

Ransomware down this year – but there's a catch

2021 was such a banner year for extortionists, 2022 is gonna look rosy in comparison

Cyber-crime26 Oct 2022 | 1

Red Hat, Intel open centers for the edge

Shuttling sensor data all the way into the cloud is so 2014

Networks25 Oct 2022 |

President Biden still wants his cybersecurity labels on those smart devices

May follow Finland and Germany in adopting Singapore's standard

Security20 Oct 2022 | 20

Patch your Mitel VoIP systems, Lorenz ransomware gang is back on the prowl

Criminals do love that unpatched VoIP and IoT kit

Security13 Sep 2022 | 2

Xcel smart thermostat users lose their cool after power company locks them out

They were asking for it, energy giant says

Personal Tech01 Sep 2022 | 70