Smart cities, Ring, and the new surveillance state
Stacey on IoT Podcast – Privacy was a big theme beginning with our conversation about Ring’s sharing of certain user data with third-party tracking sites, a plea from 40 organizations for the U.S. to stop using facial recognition technology, and a new way to think about smart cities. Kevin and I also discussed proposed device security rules for the U.K. and security challenges associated with LoRaWAN networks.
Emerging Long-Range WAN Networks Vulnerable to Hacking, Compromise
Dark Reading – The fast-emerging long-range wide area networking (LoRaWAN) protocol — designed to wirelessly connect low-power, battery-operated “things” to the Internet — is dangerously vulnerable to widespread attacks and compromise, security firm IOActive said in a report Tuesday. According to the vendor, its research shows that the encryption keys used for securing communications between devices, gateways, and network servers in LoRaWAN environments are weakly protected and easily obtainable.
LoRaWAN Networks Susceptible to Hacking: Common Cyber Security Problems, How to Detect and Prevent Them
The Cyberwire – LoRaWAN is fast becoming the most popular wireless, low-power WAN protocol. It is used around the world for smart cities, industrial IoT, smart homes, etc., with millions of devices already connected.
LoRaWAN Security Warning for Smart Cities
Smart Cities World – Millions of connected devices used in smart cities, industrial IoT and smart homes could be hijacked to disrupt services, damage equipment and even cover up attacks against infrastructure, according to new research. A new paper from security services and research firm IOActive claims that the LoRaWAN protocol has a host of cybersecurity issues that could put network users at risk of attack.
LoRaWAN Smart Device Networks Susceptible to Hacking, IOActive Researchers Find
Total Telecom – IOActive, Inc., the worldwide leader in research-fueled security services, today released a new research paper, ‘LoRaWAN networks susceptible to hacking: common cybersecurity problems, how to detect and prevent them’. The researchers found that the LoRaWAN protocol – which is used across the globe to transmit data to and from IoT devices in smart cities, Industrial IoT, smart homes, smart utilities, vehicle tracking, and healthcare – has a host of cybersecurity issues that could put network users at risk of attack.
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