Tag: Internet of Things

IoT: An Enabler for the Disabled

We often speak about the terrifying potential of IoT in changing our everyday surroundings and life. For people with disabilities, this change is likely to be transformational – not only is it equalizing, but the advent of new IoT devices, increased connectivity, in combination with machine learning and data collection, could potentially return to them… Read more IoT: An Enabler for the Disabled

IoT under attack

There’s a common joke regarding connected gadgets that the ‘S’ in IoT stands for security. And yes there is no ‘S’. With the propagation of Internet of Things, the number of connected devices is estimated to grow sevenfold the number of owners of those devices. The security of these devices and as a result, the… Read more IoT under attack

Introducing 5G: Why we need a new generation of mobile network

In our last session, the three guest speakers gave us plenty of insights on the Internet of Things and how is transforming the way we interact with the digital world. May it be in the domain of smart TV, speech recognition or smart health tracking: The way we interact with our devices is drastically changing.… Read more Introducing 5G: Why we need a new generation of mobile network

Internet of Everything

What will we do with all this data?! Continuing the tone from my last post about the future of technologies hinging on how we approach cybersecurity, we’ll now take a look at the exponential explosion in the number of connected devices. IoT or “Internet of Things” is another word being thrown around lately – however,… Read more Internet of Everything

Internet Of Things: How Tech Will Smartly Enhance Our Lives

Among all the current leading trends in technology, the Internet of Things (IoT) is likely the one that most affects a person’s daily life. Indeed, IoT refers to each physical device that is connected to the internet, from headphones to washing machines, from lamps to buildings – and almost anything else you can think of. Hence,… Read more Internet Of Things: How Tech Will Smartly Enhance Our Lives

Artificial Intelligence and Cloud Computing in Defence Systems

“An unmanned systems future, really for almost every facet of our life, is inevitable.  It is not going away, so we need to deal with it head-on” says Brigadier General Frank Kelley, and I concur. Kelley, the Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Navy’s unmanned systems put forward his idea that the unmanned drones are on… Read more Artificial Intelligence and Cloud Computing in Defence Systems

The 2016 Dyn Attack and its Lessons for IoT Security

On October 21, 2016, the largest distributed denial of service (DDoS) attack took place, shutting down most of the Internet, including Twitter, Amazon, GitHub, and the New York Times.[1]  The attack targeted Dyn, a company that services a large share of the internet’s domain name system (DNS) infrastructure, and lasted for most of the day.… Read more The 2016 Dyn Attack and its Lessons for IoT Security

How the Internet of Things Affects the Environment

While the Internet of Things is oftentimes associated with areas that people come into contact everyday such as their home or car, IoT also has been impacting the environment in both positive and negative ways. One of the most widely known environmental concerns is global warming, largely caused by excessive carbon dioxide emissions, which is… Read more How the Internet of Things Affects the Environment

Cybersecurity and the Internet of Things

With hackers constantly reinventing themselves (think: the evolution of Nigerian price scams into specific, targeted methods including ransomware), there is a pressing need for cybersecurity efforts to be shored up and reinforced.   Breaches can be costly too – a study by the Ponemon Institute sponsored by IBM estimated that the average cost of one… Read more Cybersecurity and the Internet of Things

Cyber Security

Cyber threat refers to a person who attempts to gain access into a computer system or information without proper authorisation by the use of a data communication pathway. Cyber threats are no unknown devil in the 21st century, private information being shared and leaked around the world is now normal, armies of countries and companies… Read more Cyber Security