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Security Firm to Detail Vulnerabilities in WeMo Switch and Android App

by Mary Catherine O\'Connor | Nov 2, 2016 | IOT News

On Friday, at Black Hat Europe, an annual conference for the information security industry, Invincea Labs will detail two security vulnerabilities that it has discovered in smart-home products and an app made by WeMo—one of which would expose a user's smartphone photos and location to an attacker.

The Health of the IoT Depends on Cyber Security

by Rebecca Lawson | Nov 1, 2016 | Expert Views

It's time to change the framing around what cyber security means and how to adequately maintain the health of our digital networks.

MyDealerLot Offers Beacon- and Drone-based Vehicle-Management Solution

by Claire Swedberg | Nov 1, 2016 | IOT News

The Bloodhound system is designed to allow dealerships to use smartphones, tablets or flying drones to locate cars by means of Bluetooth beacons attached to vehicles and walls.

Qualcomm Buys NXP

by Claire Swedberg | Oct 27, 2016 | IOT News

The transaction, scheduled to close at the end of the 2017, could make Qualcomm a leader in RFID chip sales for IoT, cellular, automotive, transportation, payments and other applications.

Zombie Outbreaks, Inoculations and the IoT

by Jim Hunter | Oct 27, 2016 | Expert Views

When fundamentally insecure devices are connected to the Internet of Things, this does a disservice not only to consumers, but to everything else on the internet.

It’s Time to Unplug the Insecure IoT

by Mary Catherine O\'Connor | Oct 24, 2016 | Editor's Notes

Hackers have proven what security experts have been warning us about for years—that they can soldier insecure Internet of Things devices to do their bidding. It's past time for all players in the IoT ecosystem, from manufacturers to consumers, to address vulnerabilities.

UMass Med Center to Use Beacons to Track Naloxone

by Claire Swedberg | Oct 20, 2016 | IOT News

The hospital will attach Visybl's Bluetooth beacons to packages of the opioid-blocking drug to determine whether patients discard the medication before leaving the premises, and to gauge their willingness to have the medicine tracked.

Hospitals, Schools, Hotels Test Mist’s Virtual Bluetooth Beacons

by Claire Swedberg | Oct 18, 2016 | IOT News

The company says one of its devices can create unlimited virtual Bluetooth Low Energy (vBLE) beacons within a 2,500-square-foot area, sparing a store the expense of installing and maintaining battery-powered beacons, and enabling it to change those beacons' locations merely by updating the software settings.

Manufacturer Tracks Scaffolding Products Via Beacon-Based RTLS

by Claire Swedberg | Oct 12, 2016 | IOT News

Altrad is using Smartly's SINTRA system to track the locations of steel scaffolding tagged with Bluetooth beacons, with Samsung phones and tablets functioning as tag readers.

Does One Fewer IoT Standards Equal One Step Closer to Interoperability?

by Mary Catherine O\'Connor | Oct 12, 2016 | Editor's Notes

On Monday, two groups that have spent the past few years developing competing open-source communication standards for Internet of Things devices announced that they will merge. But there is still plenty of reconciliation to do before consumers can enjoy interoperable IoT devices—if they ever do.