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How the Internet of Things (IoT) became a dark web target – and what to do about it – Source: www.cybertalk.org

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Source: www.cybertalk.org – Author: slandau By Antoinette Hodes, Office of the CTO, Check Point Software Technologies. The dark web has evolved into a clandestine marketplace where illicit activities flourish under the cloak of anonymity. Due to its restricted accessibility, the dark web exhibits a decentralized structure with minimal enforcement of security controls, making it a […]

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How I upgraded my water heater and discovered how bad smart home security can be

The bottom half of a tankless water heater, with lots of pipes connected, in a tight space

Enlarge / This is essentially the kind of water heater the author has hooked up, minus the Wi-Fi module that led him down a rabbit hole. Also, not 140-degrees Fβ€”yikes. (credit: Getty Images)

The hot water took too long to come out of the tap. That is what I was trying to solve. I did not intend to discover that, for a while there, water heaters like mine may have been open to anybody. That, with some API tinkering and an email address, a bad actor could possibly set its temperature or make it run constantly. That’s just how it happened.

Let’s take a step back. My wife and I moved into a new home last year. It had a Rinnai tankless water heater tucked into a utility closet in the garage. The builder and home inspector didn't say much about it, just to run a yearly cleaning cycle on it.

Because it doesn’t keep a big tank of water heated and ready to be delivered to any house tap, tankless water heaters save energyβ€”up to 34 percent, according to the Department of Energy. But they're also, by default, slower. Opening a tap triggers the exchanger, heats up the water (with natural gas, in my case), and the device has to push it through the line to where it's needed.

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RSAC 2024 Day 2: IoT Security Questions (and Answers)

RSA Conference delivers in terms of interesting dialogues with other cybersecurity professionals, and this year while there is not much on the conference agenda related to IoT security there is a lot of discussion about it.Β  Whether it’s the UK’s Product Security law going into effect at the end of April, the growing focus by […]

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RSAC 2024: IoT Security Questions (and Answers)

The 2024 RSA Conference is underway, and Viakoo is out in force.Β  During the conference as we meet with customers, prospects, media, and analysts I will try to cherry pick some of the more interesting questions related to IoT Security.Β  Over the past year the number of IoT security breaches and incidents has continued to […]

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