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08/11/2018 / By Edsel Cook

REPORT: The U.S. intelligence community wants to use DNA as the next data storage trove

The amount of electronic data we generate every year is quickly outstripping the capacity of the latest storage systems. The U.S. intelligence community wants a new storage material that can accomodate all that data. In an article on Live Science, they are looking into a rather concerning source that is known to store dense amounts of […]

05/21/2018 / By David Williams

Meet Honeybot, a small robot that will protect factories from cyberterrorists

Now that the world has entered the age of IoT (Internet of Things), many kinds of traditionally offline devices have begun to go online. Seemingly normal and sometimes non-electronic devices are being turned into “smart” gadgets nowadays, and that exposes them to dangerous attacks from unscrupulous individuals. Is there anything that can be done to […]

05/02/2018 / By Edsel Cook

Smart devices straight off the shelf have horrible security

Every smart device you buy straight from the shelves and add to your local internet of things (IoT) is an additional opening for hackers to compromise your home and your safety, according to an article on ScienceDaily. Cyber researchers from the Ben-Gurion University of the Negev (BGU) have been investigating devices and networks in the smart home and IoT […]

04/13/2018 / By Frances Bloomfield

SCARY: Computer experts show how easy it is to hack off-the-shelf smart devices like baby monitors and home security cameras

Is anyone truly secure in their home? That may not be the case in a world where bridges are being connected by rapidly improving technology. And with off-the-shelf smart devices becoming increasingly common features in homes, it seems that it’s easier than ever to invade the sanctity of a personal space. This was demonstrated by […]

09/27/2017 / By JD Heyes

Healthcare industry next to be targeted by massive cyberattacks via the “Internet of Things”

As more and more medical devices become connected to the so-called “Internet of Things,” hospitals and patients are being put more at risk of cyber attack by hackers, say experts at a recent cybersecurity forum discussing the rising threat. “Medical care is the next cyber warfare,” said technologist Janine Medina during a panel discussion last […]

09/21/2017 / By JD Heyes

Security flaw: “Smart” drug syringes found to be hackable

As if the safety and efficacy of some vaccines weren’t already in question, now technology is making syringes less safe as well. “Smart” syringes, anyway. As reported by the U.K.’s Daily Mail, smart syringes, which are wireless-controlled devices used to administer medications through IVs, are now subject to hacking and, thus, have become a danger […]

09/16/2017 / By Michelle Simmons

Could your coffee maker be a weapon of mass destruction? “Smart” appliances could become a national security risk

From “smart” appliances as big as a refrigerator to something as small as a “smart” salt shaker, your seemingly harmless “smart” appliances could be a threat to national security. According to a Daily Mail report, Colorado senators claimed that “smart” devices or devices connected to the Internet could risk natural security. A group of bipartisan […]

09/13/2017 / By JD Heyes

Same company that manufactures “Smart” TVs that spy on you now rolling out refrigerators that record everything you say

It’s official: Privacy in the ‘technology age’ is officially dead, and it’s not very likely that genie can be put back into the bottle. You may have noticed that “voice recognition” technology is all the rage these days, featured in a range of new consumer products that are part of the “Internet of things.” Devices […]

12/21/2016 / By JD Heyes

Consumer watchdogs say popular toys are secretly spying on your children

The Information and Technology Age is exciting for all the helpful changes it has delivered to consumers to make our lives much easier. But with it has come something terrible: The loss of privacy and the ability for Big Brother to keep an eye on all of us 24/7/365—and often in sinister ways. Consumer watchdog […]

12/16/2016 / By D. Samuelson

The internet of things allows for deadly cyberattacks on webcams, baby monitors, cars, and medical devices

After leaving Iraq in shambles, and before getting a slap on the hand for sharing classified information with his mistress biographer, General David Petraeus was the Director of the CIA. According to a 2008 story in Wired, Petraeus was estatic about the abundance of spying opportunities soon to be offered through the burgeoning Internet of Things (IoT). Any home appliance or device […]

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