Your snoozing iOS 15 iPhone may actually be sleeping with one antenna open No, you're not really gonna be hacked. But you may be surprised Research19 May 2022 | 40
Arm CPU ran on electricity generated by algae for over six months AA-battery-sized biological photovoltaic cell touted as ideal for IoT applications Edge + IoT16 May 2022 | 91
4G to dominate cellular IoT until 2028, when 5G takes over By 2030 we'll be shipping 1.2 billion cellular-module devices each year, says analyst Networks11 May 2022 | 5
Cloudflare stomps huge DDoS attack on crypto platform At 15.3 million requests per second, the assault was the largest HTTPS blitz on record lasting 15 seconds Security28 Apr 2022 | 15
Study: How Amazon uses Echo smart speaker conversations to target ads Updated Web giant milks advertisers with data harvested from digital assistant Research27 Apr 2022 | 167
Meet Moeco, Ukrainian-led biz using IoT trackers to follow supplies into invaded land From COVID-19 chaos to Russia's war, startup CEO opens up Edge + IoT27 Apr 2022 | 9
Alibaba Cloud gets more of Android working on RISC-V silicon Cameras, Wi-Fi, and Bluetooth are operational – maybe China’s wider tech independence plan is, too OSes27 Apr 2022 | 5
Arm to IoT devs: Go faster with our pre-made chip subsystems In addition to cloud service, Arm also puts out its fastest Cortex-M CPU design yet Edge + IoT26 Apr 2022 | 5
Insteon's vanishing act explained: Smart home biz insolvent, sells off assets Acknowledgement of shutdown almost a week after backend powered off Edge + IoT22 Apr 2022 | 60
IoT biz Insteon goes silent, smart home gear plays dumb CEO removes mention of company from LinkedIn profile Edge + IoT19 Apr 2022 | 81
Enemybot botnet uses Gafgyt source code with a sprinkling of Mirai Keksec malware used for DDoS attacks, may spread to cryptomining, Fortinet says Security13 Apr 2022 | 1
Microsoft, NXP unveil Arm-based Windows 10 IoT Enterprise experience Cramming a full Windows desktop into a teeny tiny space Edge + IoT06 Apr 2022 | 4
Ubiquiti sues Krebs on Security for defamation Network equipment maker insists it acted responsibly following intrusion Security30 Mar 2022 | 38
Detailed: Critical hijacking bugs that took months to patch in Microsoft Azure Defender for IoT SQL injection, race condition, bad cryptographic check pave way for infrastructure network takeovers Security30 Mar 2022 | 4
Has Trickbot gang hijacked your router? This scanner may have an answer Thanks... Micro... soft... OK, there, we said it Security17 Mar 2022 | 9
AlphaICs gets long-awaited AI Gluon chips fabbed by TSMC When they started out, these engineers had just two things in their possession: A dream ... and $10m AI + ML15 Feb 2022 |
January edition of Azure Sphere OS cancelled after Microsoft actually listens to customer's complaint Wait – is this the same company that gave us Windows? Edge + IoT27 Jan 2022 | 6
LG promises to make home appliance software upgradeable to take on new tasks Kids: empty the dishwasher! We can’t, Dad, it’s updating its OS to handle baked on grime from winter curries Personal Tech25 Jan 2022 | 40
Hive View security camera customers left in the dark as some gear gives up the ghost Devices of the affected seem intent on going into the light Security24 Jan 2022 | 26
Robot vacuum cleaner employed by Brit budget hotel chain Travelodge flees Unit dragged back to work after being found under hedge a day later Bootnotes24 Jan 2022 | 59
Of course a Bluetooth-using home COVID test was cracked to fake results The Ellume COVID-19 Home Test was connected to the internet of woefully insecure things for a while Security22 Dec 2021 | 25
Alibaba teases a breakthrough chip, merging processor and memory And open sources Yun on Chip IoT silicon and ecosystem On-Prem08 Dec 2021 | 7
New UK product security law won't be undercut by rogue traders upping and vanishing, government boasts El Reg asks about phoenixing – but will answer convince world+dog? Security02 Dec 2021 | 38
Singapore and UK ink digital trade agreements at Future Tech Forum in London Such memorandums of understanding are all the rage Security01 Dec 2021 |
Samsung wheels out new silicon that turns cars into 5G-fuelled entertainment hubs Nice wheels! Thanks, it's got eight Cortex-A76 cores, a 5G modem and 32GB of RAM Personal Tech01 Dec 2021 | 30
Smart things are so dumb because they take after their makers. Let's fix that Opinion IoT still needs its lightbulb moment Edge + IoT29 Nov 2021 | 84
UK.gov emits draft IoT and smartphone security law for Parliamentary scrutiny Mandatory vuln reporting, hefty fines for non-compliance Security25 Nov 2021 | 53
Research finds consumer-grade IoT devices showing up... on corporate networks Considering the slack security of such kit, it's a perfect storm Security21 Oct 2021 | 51
Arm puts virtual hardware in the cloud so you won't have to wait for the actual chips Developers, start your engines Off-Prem18 Oct 2021 | 1
Imagine a fiber optic cable that can sense it's about to be dug up and send a warning Forget wiring cities with IoT devices – this could be how wide-scale sensing gets done Networks23 Sep 2021 | 45
European Commission airs out new IoT device security draft law – interested parties have a week to weigh in Mirroring UK, US efforts to crack down on cheap 'n' cheerful internet gadgets Edge + IoT23 Aug 2021 | 13
Pub landlords on notice as 'Internet of Beer' firm not only pulls pints, but can also clean the lines El Reg hacks selflessly volunteer to taste-test before and after Edge + IoT23 Jun 2021 | 52
Zephyr OS Bluetooth vulnerabilities left smart devices open to attack The 'S' in 'IoT' stands for 'security' Security22 Jun 2021 | 5
Michigan Micro Mote works well escargot: Tiny computer makes it into the field strapped to backs of predatory snails Then solves a longstanding extinction puzzle Science15 Jun 2021 | 11
PrivacyMic looks to keep your home smart without Google, Alexa, Siri and pals listening in Raspberry Pi-powered prototype proves 95% accurate, 100% private, claim boffins Security09 Jun 2021 | 38
DoS vulns in 3 open-source MQTT message brokers could leave users literally locked out of their homes or offices If your IoT kit employs RabbitMQ, EMQ X or VerneMQ, it's time to get patching Security08 Jun 2021 | 27
Sony makes a play for edge compute chores with smart sensors $18bn investment plan also calls for 160 million entertainment customers to become a billion Edge + IoT27 May 2021 | 3
BadAlloc: Microsoft looked at memory allocation code in tons of devices and found this one common security flaw Updated Integer overflows leave IoT, OT, medical gear vulnerable to heap-seeking missiles Security29 Apr 2021 | 52
OK, so we don't have a flying car yet, but this is possibly even better: The Internet of Beer Killer IoT app finally arrives: Keg-tracking tech to tackle light-fingered miscreants Edge + IoT23 Apr 2021 | 34
UK.gov wants mobile makers to declare death dates for their new devices from launch IoT security plan suddenly thrusts into the mainstream Security21 Apr 2021 | 102
Mobile app security standard for IoT, VPNs proposed by group backed by Big Tech ioXt Alliance aims to bring 'transparency and visibility' Security15 Apr 2021 | 10
Toshiba launches cloudy managed IoT database service running its own GridDB And ponders whether to let itself be bought by private equiteer CVC for $20bn Edge + IoT08 Apr 2021 | 1
Microsoft touts Azure Percept development kits to those toying with AI on the edge Ignite Full stack means fully locked in – oh shoot, did we say that out loud? AI + ML02 Mar 2021 | 3
UK's National Cyber Security Centre sidles in to help firm behind hacked NurseryCam product secure itself Plus: User passwords were stored in plain text after all Security25 Feb 2021 | 14
Nurserycam horror show: 'Secure' daycare video monitoring product beamed DVR admin creds to all users Updated Company has a habit of reacting badly to vuln disclosures Security18 Feb 2021 | 52
Footfallcam kerfuffle: Firm apologises, promises to fix product after viral Twitter thread, infoseccer backlash Accusations of grey hat infosec consultancy extortion ring drop away after El Reg intervenes Security12 Feb 2021 | 32
Stony-faced Google drags Android Things behind the cowshed. Two shots ring out No new hobbyist projects from January, everything deleted the following year Edge + IoT17 Dec 2020 | 48
Vodafone launches platform that promises to play nicely with dusty legacy IoT kit What untold treasures could these primitive technologies hold? Edge + IoT24 Nov 2020 | 4
Hard to believe but Congress just approved an IoT security law and it doesn't totally suck Secure coding, identity management, patching, configuration controls, what madness is this? Edge + IoT18 Nov 2020 | 20
Backdoorer the Xplora: Kids' smartwatches can secretly take pics, record audio on command by encrypted texts It was just code left over from a prototype, says hardware maker Edge + IoT12 Oct 2020 | 9
Why is IoT locked in 'proof-of-concept hell'? Stakeholders don't talk to each other, and return on investment is hazy Canalys Forum 2020 Private equity funding stalls amid COVID-19 Edge + IoT09 Oct 2020 | 16
Ring glitch results in global ding dong ditch: Doorbell bling flings out random pings but they're not the real thing Users fear hack – really the 'processing infrastructure was running behind' Edge + IoT01 Oct 2020 | 84
Flying camera drones, cuddly Echo gadgets... it's all a smoke screen for Amazon to lead you gently down the Sidewalk – and you'll probably like it Analysis Right, we own cloud, shipping, what's next? The home Edge + IoT28 Sep 2020 | 59
Adidas now stands for All Day I'm Disconnecting All Servers as owners of 'smart' Libra scales furious over bricked kit You can only use it to weigh yourself now... how disgustingly low-tech Software22 Sep 2020 | 49
Keeping them for a rainy day? Arm decides against spinning off cloudy IoT businesses to parent Softbank – report Right as the Japanese mega-corp seeks to flog the Brit CPU design house Edge + IoT26 Aug 2020 | 1
Sloppy string sanitization sabotages system security of millions of Java-powered 3G IoT kit: Patch me if you can IBM's X-Force Red X-reveals X-flaw in Thales X-wireless X-module X-thing Security20 Aug 2020 | 9
Peer-to-peer takes on a whole new meaning when used to spy on 3.7 million or more cameras, other IoT gear DEF CON In-depth dive into protocols exposing countless gadgets to miscreants Security10 Aug 2020 | 29
We've paused Sigfox roof aerial payments, says WND-UK, but we'll make you whole after COVID Nationwide network operator gets into tizzy with chimney owners Edge + IoT10 Jul 2020 | 58
Tens of millions of Internet-of-Things, network-connected gizmos at risk of remote hijacking? Computer, engage shocked mode Collection of bugs, dubbed Ripple20, sink widely used TCP/IP stack Edge + IoT17 Jun 2020 | 27
An Internet of Trouble lies ahead as root certificates begin to expire en masse, warns security researcher Interview 'This is going to be a problem; we are not on top of this' Security10 Jun 2020 | 119
Smart fridges are cool, but after a few short years you could be stuck with a big frosty brick in the kitchen Updated You should check how long a vendor intends to support the kit, says Which? Security08 Jun 2020 | 283
UK.gov dangles £400k over makers of IoT Things: Go on, let's see how you'd make a security cert scheme And if you win, we'll make it into a kitemark Security01 Jun 2020 | 21