It was shown in the Internet Society’s latest annual study that while APAC consumers are rapidly adopting IoT devices, many are still fearful of the privacy risks brought by the technology. Around 81 percent of consumers who said that they own, or are planning to buy...
A report by Trend Micro last Tuesday says that around a million devices such as printers, webcams, and network gears remain vulnerable after the massive denial-of-service attack that hit major European cities last year. The report stated that Berlin had the most number of unsecured devices...
A recent study by the Mozilla Foundation revealed that while consumers are ready to embrace further connectivity via mobile and IoT, they are wary of the privacy tradeoff it might bring. The study found that respondents who considered themselves tech savvy were likely to be more...
A recent report by Worldpay showed that consumers from Singapore, China, and Australia do not prefer to shop using their IoT devices due to privacy and hacking fears. In its Connected Consumer report, around 70% out of 6,043 respondents believe that the information they pass thru...
Princeton University researchers have found that attackers with ISP capabilities can learn a lot about a user’s lifestyle and habits by studying the metadata generated by their IoT devices. According to their research, attackers can intercept and make use of the metadata that gets leaked by...
Reports last Monday detailed how poor security design of IoT-based equipment inherently contributes to the demise of user privacy and safety in the current age of smart living. At present, around 70% of IoT equipment don't have encrypted communication, 60% lack secure programs, and 80%...