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…
Why product development for IoT solutions is an investment not a cost
Ignys are the ‘Design Team of the Year’ finalists who provide companies with innovative ways to bring their great product ideas to life. As a creative electronics design and embedded software development consultancy based in Nottingham, they regularly see IoT…
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…
The cybercrime pandemic: tackling the workplace
– Originally written by Miles Tappin, VP of EMEA at ThreatConnect – As the COVID-19 pandemic gradually begins to ease, another global crisis rages unabated: cybercrime. In the US, the FBI’s cybersecurity in-tray is overflowing, with a 69% increase in…
Behind any successful digital transformation is a data-driven culture
– Originally written by Stefano Maifreni – Most modern business operations are inseparable from the IT systems and infrastructure that support them. Yet, for all their investment, many businesses are not seeing the anticipated return. The role of data in…
