IoT

Hive to pull the plug on smart home gadgets by 2025

Countdown begins on cameras, sensors no longer working

Edge + IoT12 Jul 2022 | 174

Why Wi-Fi 6 and 6E will connect factories of the future

Tech body pushes reliability, cost savings of next-gen wireless comms for IIoT – not a typo

Networks29 Jun 2022 | 7

AMD refreshes Ryzen Embedded line with R2000 series

Embedded World The target? Thin clients and industrial devices – with new SoC family running up to 4 independent displays

Systems21 Jun 2022 | 3

DeadBolt ransomware takes another shot at QNAP storage

Keep boxes updated and protected to avoid a NAS-ty shock

Cyber-crime18 Jun 2022 | 16

Ubuntu releases Core 22: Its IoT and edge distro

A tougher nut to crack than the regular flavor, some will find it very tasty

OSes17 Jun 2022 | 11

Smart homes are hackable homes if not equipped with updated, supported tech

People forget IoT gadgets aren't dumb appliances. gear needs to be fed security, bug fixes

Edge + IoT01 Jun 2022 | 112

What if ransomware evolved to hit IoT in the enterprise?

Proof-of-concept lab work demos potential future threat

Research01 Jun 2022 | 6

EnemyBot malware adds enterprise flaws to exploit arsenal

Fast-evolving botnet targets critical VMware, F5 BIG-IP bugs, we're told

Research01 Jun 2022 | 2

Talos names eight deadly sins in widely used industrial software

Entire swaths of gear relies on vulnerability-laden Open Automation Software (OAS)

Patches27 May 2022 | 6

Broadcom buying VMware could create an edge infrastructure and IoT empire

Comment Hypervisor giant too big to be kept ticking over like CA or Symantec. Instead it can wrangle net-connected kit

Edge + IoT26 May 2022 | 9

Protecting data now as the quantum era approaches

Analysis Startup QuSecure is the latest vendor to jump into the field with its as-a-service offering

Security20 May 2022 | 2

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 | 166

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