How to inoculate the tech herd from IoT cyber-infections
TechRepublic’s Dan Patterson sat down with Bryson Bort, founder and CEO of Scythe, to talk about the challenges of IoT. The following is an edited transcript of the interview. More about IoT Bryson Bort: For the last two decades I’ve been doing offensive security research, and the way I phrase that is really understanding what’s…
Geofence system keeps track of your belongings
ga(‘send’, ‘event’, ‘Uncategorized’, ‘article’, ‘article-industry-impression’, {nonInteraction: true}); It’s no fun to head out for the day only to reach your destination and realise that you have left some crucial bit of kit behind. A number of companies have developed Bluetooth-linked trackers to help people find individual items that have been misplaced, such as wallets or…
Tech Explained: Virtual Reality
ga(‘send’, ‘event’, ‘Uncategorized’, ‘article’, ‘article-industry-impression’, {nonInteraction: true}); By now, most people have heard of Virtual Reality (VR), and chances are that many have also tried it out – whether using a head mounted display like the Oculus Rift, or simply attaching Google Cardboard to a smartphone. Virtual Reality is a combination of hardware that uses…
Virtual reality therapy helps overcome acrophobia
ga(‘send’, ‘event’, ‘Uncategorized’, ‘article’, ‘article-industry-impression’, {nonInteraction: true}); Utilising the way people think is one of the most astonishing ways in which technology can function. From blockchain technology tackling extremist views to children learning about anti-discrimination via an online soccer game, its use is seemingly endless. Researchers from University of Oxford spinout Oxford VR have optimised…
How IoT is reinventing IT architecture
More about Big Data For the last five years, technology pundits have been talking about how cloud computing, big data, and security will reinvent IT architecture and thinking. But companies move at different rates than pundits do, so while IT architecture has changed, change has often come about informally and incrementally—and not as part of…
Dutch architecture firm designs a new style of funeral home
ga(‘send’, ‘event’, ‘Uncategorized’, ‘article’, ‘article-industry-impression’, {nonInteraction: true}); We have seen innovation in architecture range from the small to the mighty, from tiny homes to pedestrian bridges. Now fresh thinking has turned to reinventing whole buildings. Dutch architecture firm HofmanDujardin have reinvented the traditional concept of a funeral home with their modern design. Studio partners Michiel…
Restaurants repurpose seafood shells to re-create barrier reef
ga(‘send’, ‘event’, ‘Uncategorized’, ‘article’, ‘article-industry-impression’, {nonInteraction: true}); Sustainable and eco-friendly ideas and products are extremely popular in the world of innovation. Everyone can contribute in a positive way, such as purchasing a reusable bottle instead of buying single-use plastic water bottles. New environmentally minded creations span across all industries, such as the creation of sustainable…
Ingestible sensor studies gut bacteria
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Hackers can attack patient monitoring systems to alter vital signs in real time
A vulnerability in the RWHAT networking protocol for Internet of Things (IoT) devices could allow hackers to falsify a patient’s vital signs on their hospital bedside monitor in under five seconds, according to new research from McAfee’s Advanced Threat Research team. The research, detailed in a Saturday blog post, noted that the attack could be…
How AI, IoT, and big data will shape the future of cybersecurity
TechRepublic’s Dan Patterson sat down with Caleb Barlow, IBM Security Vice President to discuss how AI, IoT, and big data will shape the future of cybersecurity. The following is an edited transcript of the interview. More about cybersecurity Dan Patterson: What is the impact of the Internet of Things (IoT), the data that may or…