The standardised Fraunhofer mioty protocol stack for low power wide area networks (LPWAN) and IoT applications is implemented and tested in the wireless bidirectional sub-GHZ SoC Series 2 platform EFR32FG23 (FG23) from Silicon Labs. The single die, multi-core solution presents…
How to securely connect IoT devices to cloud applications and manage them throughout their lifetimes
Sensors, actuators and other IoT devices communicate with applications running on computer servers over IoT networks. These servers may be on-premises or in the cloud and there are a growing number of attacks on them where the IoT devices themselves…
Top 5 smart home features
Following on from our introductory article, “Alexa… Do I own a smart home?”, we have compiled a list of our top five features to look out for in smart homes. Some of them are already blowing up across the world…
The use of AI in fraud detection
AI has rapidly progressed from an undeveloped concept to a highly effective technology with seemingly endless possibilities. Adopting AI technology allows businesses to improve efficiency, functionality, and quality of service through multiple avenues, including effective fraud detection. AI’s potential is…
IEC-62443 compliance and industrial security
– Originally written by Paul Taylor, Business Development Director, Industrial Services at TÜV SÜD – The increasing prevalence of cyber-physical systems has a significant impact on industries worldwide. For manufacturers deploying such machines this new connectivity also translates into a…
SaskTel advances partnership with eleven-x to enable smart city initiatives
Supplier of wireless smart city solutions, eleven-x, has announced it is extending its partnership with SaskTel to optimise information and communications technology networks in Saskatchewan. Under the multi-year agreement, eleven-x will continue to manage and operate SaskTel’s network of LoRaWAN…
REvil ransom seizure: what this attack means for the cyber security sector
– Originally written by Oliver Pinson-Roxburgh, CEO & Co-Founder of Defense.com – Notoriously weaponised by the Russian-led criminal gang of the same name, REvil ransomware has been used against companies, and individuals, around the world for the past few years.…
Using low-power Wi-Fi to build a smart home
– Originally written by Omer Cheema, Head of the IoT Business Unit, Renesas – The COVID-19 pandemic has added to the growing trend of intelligent homes by forcing people to spend more time indoors. There has been a massive increase…
Smart tattoos and the future of wearables
The wearable market is expected to reach $57,653m, globally, by 2022. Wearable technology, commonly known as wearables, have become quite popular among consumers over a past decade. These are modern electronic devices that can be worn as accessories, installed in…
What are smart grids?
Traditional power grids, as most of us understand them, were designed towards the end of the 19th century. We spoke to the EVP for Global Power Products Division at Schneider Electric, Rohan Kelkar, who gave us an introduction to smart…
