The 5G network is rapidly being deployed in markets around the world, and the advance of the network could mean profound changes for the Intelligence of Things (IoT) ecosystem. Two-thirds of businesses have plans to develop new tools and technologies that will leverage 5G by...
From fitness bands to heart rate monitors, consumers have a seemingly endless number of healthcare trackers from which to choose, but their conveniences can come at the cost of data privacy. In the latest IoT Tracker, Linh Le, CEO and founder of Bonbouton, explains the...
The Intelligence of Things (IoT) has become a fixture of everyday life, with more than 14 billion connected devices expected to be in use by the end of 2019. However, as IoT continues to proliferate in more industries and use cases, concerns about data privacy...
Approximately 20 billion IoT-enabled devices will be connected by 2020. These items are fast, handle an increasingly large amount of personal and financial data and tend to be prone to cybercriminals’ attacks. A large-scale, IoT-based breach has yet to occur, but the seeds are already...
March 22, 2019
The Internet of Things (IoT) has firmly taken hold, with new applications — focusing on the support of consumer, business and industrial use cases — now being developed and rolled out regularly. The adoption of IoT technology to support business use cases is particularly impressive. Thirty-four percent of businesses are using IoT in their operations, […]
August 25, 2017
For all the wonderful things to be said for entrepreneurship, there remains this fact: It is extremely hard work that carries with it no guarantee of reward past a useful...
February 20, 2017
In just three years, everything from running shoes to baby monitors could become a point-of-sale device as 30+ billion connected devices are payment-enabled. In this week’s Topic TBD, Melissa Townsley,...
March 08, 2017
Connected thermostat maker Nest rolled out two-factor authentication support through a software update on Tuesday (March 7). Users will be able log in with their email and password as they normally do, but will then be sent a text message with a verification code that must be entered on the corresponding screen of the smart device, […]
March 03, 2017
There’s a growing trend of cybercriminals targeting medical devices in extortion schemes. Many of these embedded devices have lax cybersecurity protections, Wired noted, which hackers are increasingly looking to exploit. Not...
December 22, 2016
Small, connected devices have quickly grown into a major security threat. But the number of these devices hitting the market is only growing, leaving plenty of opportunity for hackers. “Internet-connected...
October 24, 2016
When we first talked to Lorie Wigle, GM of IoT security solutions for Intel, in the early part of last week, little did we know that what she and Karen...
