Tag Archives: Internet of Things

Would You Buy Your Kids A “Hello Barbie” Doll?

Posted on March 12, 2015 by Carmelo

Most kids like to talk to their toys, it’s not uncommon. As far back as I can remember, like many children, I’d play with toys and do voices for them, or ask them questions on behalf of other toys, playing out … Continue reading →

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Digital Home Privacy Invasion

Posted on February 14, 2015 by Carmelo

According to HP’s report on the Internet of Things, there will be 25 billion connected things (that’s a technical term) by the year 2020. On the way to the year 2020, as we walk this crazy road, we keep finding … Continue reading →

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Many IoT devices run embedded Linux distributions with Bash

Posted on September 25, 2014 by Carmelo

I’m not trying to perform a Chicken Little, but outside of corporate data centers, where the average home owner with some cool computerized toys who doesn’t perform regular updates, is very vulnerable and prone to privacy loss. Some devices are … Continue reading →

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Cyber Risk & Internet of Things

Posted on September 5, 2014 by Carmelo

I made this video for work, but modified it a bit so it’s not directly work related, but I didn’t edit the audio… Don’t hate! It’s my first one. The intended audience is for those who don’t think with a … Continue reading →

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The Internet of Things: Dr. John Barrett at TEDxCIT

Posted on August 5, 2014 by Carmelo

Where are we now compared to two years ago? Dr. John Barrett talks about the Internet of Things.

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Lights, Camera, Hacktion

Posted on July 9, 2014 by Carmelo

A vulnerability was found by some white-hat hackers who researched how to obtain the wifi passwords of homes that had super cool lights that could be turned on, off, or dimmed by an app on a phone (both IOS and … Continue reading →

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Security for IoT

Posted on April 4, 2014 by Carmelo

A good awareness video in regards to the Internet of Things.

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The Internet of Things

Posted on March 14, 2014 by Carmelo

  The Internet of Things (IOT) is a concept of delivering Internet to almost anything that has a chip in it. Cool for the end user, but for the cybersecurity minded person, an inevitable nightmare. In January, a refrigerator was … Continue reading →

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