IoT

Researchers looking into cybersecurity of Canada’s power, IoT sectors

Researchers at a Québec university are investigating two of the country’s biggest cybersecurity worries: The readiness of power utilities to face cyber attacks, and the security of wireless industrial internet-connected devices. News of the projects came Thursday when Ottawa announced it has given the University of Sherbrooke the second half of just under $2 million

Chinese made Android phones are built to collect and transmit personal data of users

A group of researchers from the University of Edinburgh and Trinity College Dublin published an article titled "Android OS Privacy Under the Loupe -...

Manufacturers concerned over refusal of consumers to connect their smart devices to the internet

Smart appliance manufacturers are perplexed as to why the vast majority of their customers never connect their devices to the internet. LG Electronics, for example, stated that less than half of the smart appliances it has sold remain connected to the internet.

Power Outage Averted in California After Emergency Text

On Tuesday, an emergency text message was sent to millions of Californians, urging them to "conserve energy now to protect public health and safety." Known...

Cloudflare Explains why it Blocked Access to Kiwi Farms

Cloudflare has blocked access to one of its controversial customers, Kiwi Farms, formerly known as CWCki Forums, an internet forum that facilitates discussion and...

Google and Microsoft Take Opposite Decisions on IoT Services Business

Last week, Google announced it would shut down its IoT Core service. While Google ended its operations, Microsoft is now taking active steps to...

89% Of IT Professionals Waste Time Working With Bloatware Every Week

Some 89% of the 2,000 IT experts surveyed in a new report by Freshworks say they waste time working with bloatware every week. Bloatware...

DC AG Sues Zuckerberg Over Cambridge Analytica Scandal

The Attorney General of the District of Columbia, Karl Racine, has sued Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg over the Cambridge Analytica scandal. The Facebook Cambridge Analytica...

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