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New Wind River Software Platform Designed to Battle Infrastructure Obsolescence with the IIoT

New Wind River Software Platform Designed to Battle Infrastructure Obsolescence with the IIoT

In this News Brief, Wind River introduces advancement to the Industrial IoT with a new software virtualization platform for cloud infrastructure.


News Mar 14, 2017 by Karissa Manske
WikiLeaks’ Release on CIA Hacking Tools Raises Concerns about IoT Security to New Heights

WikiLeaks’ Release on CIA Hacking Tools Raises Concerns about IoT Security to New Heights

The CIA has a trove of tools that takes advantages of exploits in connected devices. Have we set ourselves up for a perfect storm of constant surveillance and vulnerability?


News Mar 13, 2017 by Chantelle Dubois
The MAXREFDES155 Development Kit for IoT Security

The MAXREFDES155 Development Kit for IoT Security

Maxim just released the MAXREFDES155 development kit and reference design aimed to secure IoT systems. Learn more about it here.


News Mar 09, 2017 by Tim Youngblood
Duke University’s Silver Nanowires Could Allow for Low-Cost Alternative Inks for Printed Electronics

Duke University’s Silver Nanowires Could Allow for Low-Cost Alternative Inks for Printed Electronics

Researchers from Duke University have created nanowires that may help bring printed electronics to everyday devices.


News Mar 01, 2017 by Robin Mitchell
The Future of AI and Predictive Policing

The Future of AI and Predictive Policing

A report from Stanford identified public safety and security as one of the domains in which AI will become much more prevalent in the next few decades.


News Feb 28, 2017 by Chantelle Dubois
FASTR: Think Tank Focuses on the Future of Autonomous Vehicle Security

FASTR: Think Tank Focuses on the Future of Autonomous Vehicle Security

A think tank hopes to unite vehicle manufacturers and users in a common goal of security.


News Feb 20, 2017 by Chantelle Dubois
MIT Gives Computers the Capability to Predict the Future with Deep Learning

MIT Gives Computers the Capability to Predict the Future with Deep Learning

Researchers from MIT’s Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory have created an algorithm which significantly improves predictive ability.


News Feb 06, 2017 by Robin Mitchell
New Security Advances Bridge the Gap Between Software and Hardware

New Security Advances Bridge the Gap Between Software and Hardware

With more and more computers in the world and the increase in inter-connectivity, security is paramount for everyday life. New solutions that work towards integrating security for both software and hardware vulnerabilities are being released.


News Feb 06, 2017 by Robin Mitchell
19-Year-Old MIT Student Aims to Save Lives with Fingerprint Sensor on Firearms

19-Year-Old MIT Student Aims to Save Lives with Fingerprint Sensor on Firearms

Biometric security and the concept of the smart gun.


News Jan 30, 2017 by Donald Krambeck
BlackBerry Secure’s Comprehensive Security Platform for the IoT

BlackBerry Secure’s Comprehensive Security Platform for the IoT

BlackBerry's shift from hardware to software and the IoT security platform that followed.


News Jan 26, 2017 by Dr. Steve Arar
IBM’s Watson Joins the War on Cybercrime

IBM’s Watson Joins the War on Cybercrime

After months of being trained, Watson is ready to revolutionize cybersecurity.


News Jan 13, 2017 by Dr. Steve Arar
Why You Should Get to Know HTTP and HTTPS

Why You Should Get to Know HTTP and HTTPS

Every time you browse to a website, one of the application layer protocols HTTP or HTTPS is in use, but several online Internet of Things platforms put HTTP(S) into use for machine-to-machine communication as well.


News Jan 06, 2017 by David Williams
Mirai: The Program That Makes IoT Botnet Zombies

Mirai: The Program That Makes IoT Botnet Zombies

There are malicious individuals creating "zombies" out of internet enabled devices using a program called Mirai. How can engineers and users stop it?


News Jan 05, 2017 by Robin Mitchell
Could Disposable Printed Electronics Be the Future of Packaging?

Could Disposable Printed Electronics Be the Future of Packaging?

Silicon-free printed electronics could give rise to tech that's designed to be thrown away.


News Dec 16, 2016 by Robin Mitchell
Google Announces Android Things, an IoT Development Platform

Google Announces Android Things, an IoT Development Platform

Google recently released a preview for Android Things, but will developers actually get their hands on it this time around?


News Dec 14, 2016 by Tim Youngblood
NXP in 2017: Autonomous Vehicle Security and the Smallest 8-Pin Logic Ever

NXP in 2017: Autonomous Vehicle Security and the Smallest 8-Pin Logic Ever

NXP recently announced their merger with Qualcomm, but they weren't done making announcements in 2016.


News Nov 24, 2016 by Tim Youngblood
Will Quantum Computers Be the End of Bitcoin?

Will Quantum Computers Be the End of Bitcoin?

With advances in quantum computers becoming the norm and practical machines soon becoming a reality, the world faces a serious security threat. How will Bitcoin, a digital-based cryptocurrency, survive against such a threat and what will this mean for the value of Bitcoin?


News Nov 20, 2016 by Robin Mitchell
Google Develops Neural Networks that Can Communicate Secretly with Encrypted Messages

Google Develops Neural Networks that Can Communicate Secretly with Encrypted Messages

Scientists at Google have successfully trained two neural networks, Alice and Bob, to communicate secretly using its own developed encryption in order to keep a third neural network, Eve, from listening in.


News Nov 16, 2016 by Chantelle Dubois
Qualcomm Acquires NXP to Focus on the IoT

Qualcomm Acquires NXP to Focus on the IoT

Qualcomm is set to acquire NXP Semiconductors in a deal worth $47 billion, but how will this affect designers?


News Oct 27, 2016 by Tim Youngblood
World’s Third-Largest ISP Attacked by Botnet of 100,000 IoT Devices

World’s Third-Largest ISP Attacked by Botnet of 100,000 IoT Devices

The world's third-largest internet service provider, OVH, was attacked by hackers at the end of last month.


News Oct 14, 2016 by Donald Krambeck