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Posted on 27 October 202227 October 2022

A story of an internet connected cat feeder

There is no resolution to this story of a wireless camera connected cat feeder wanting to connect to the Chinese technology company Baidu: Why is My Cat Using Baidu? And Other IoT DNS Oddities – SANS Internet Storm Center The Internet of Things promises so many nice things – like …

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Posted on 10 October 202210 October 2022

Ikea smart bulbs that your neighbours can control!

The Internet of Things, a great idea, when they are secure – these lights from Ikea obviously are not: Ikea smart bulbs can be exploited to force them to blink • The Register Your takeaway from this is to look at your IoT and connected devices (such as CCTV) and …

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Posted on 6 June 20226 June 2022

Ransomware via IoT

I have written before about the security limitations of “Internet of Things” (IoT) devices. Many of them are simple devices, possibly based on older tech, they tend to lack the hardware to allow for regular security updates, etc, etc etc. At least the UK Government is enacting laws to make …

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Posted on 17 March 202218 March 2022

Inside Trickbot – UPDATED

Internet of Things diagram

Here is a geeky article from a Microsoft research team – only read it if the intricacies of a hack interest you. Trickbot is a well established, sophisticated piece of malware that has been developed and expanded since it was first discovered in 2016. This constant change makes it a …

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Posted on 27 February 202216 March 2022

Home automation and Smart Devices – some questions to be answered

Internet of Things diagram

Sunday reading over breakfast. Just before you jump in and automate your or if you already have connected your home to the internet of things you should have a look at this article by Iain Nash – a PhD candidate, Centre for Commercial Law Studies, Queen Mary University of London …

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