Kaspersky Lab, the security company, announced Tuesday (June 26) a new “State of Industrial Cybersecurity 2018” survey, which found that 65 percent of organizations globally believe that OT/ICS security risks are more likely with IoT over the next year. In a press release, Kaspersky Lab...
As consumers add more and more connected devices to their personal IoT networks, security and privacy are paramount. These networks are only as secure as their weakest link – which is why Isabelle Noblanc, UL, says organizations making connected devices must practice security and privacy...
The world is becoming an increasingly urban place. In the year 1950, only about 30 percent of the human population lived in a city. Howoever, as of 2014, 54 percent of the world’s population lives in an urban area — and the great urban shift...
Everyone has heard of storing data in the cloud, but what about in the briny depths? On Wednesday (June 6), Microsoft lowered a submarine-like data center into the ocean off the coast of Orkney — a group of islands near Scotland — as part of its efforts...
Internet of Things (IoT) technology isn’t just for a smart fridge or a smart speaker in the home: It also has applications for retailers. Swift Sensors, for example, developed a sensor network that monitors variables such as temperature and humidity for restaurant settings. Deployed in...
Can strangers be trusted to bring retailers' goods safe and sound to waiting customers? Marie Le Page, co-founder and U.K. CEO of LivingPackets, is betting they can. In the latest Intelligence of Things Tracker, Le Page tells PYMNTS how crowdshipping and smart packaging can offer...
Whether it’s buying the latest fitness wristband or a smart toy for the toddler, it can often be like wrestling between the desire to pick up on the latest trend or waiting to see its demand and security issues play out in the news. And...
The releases have started out of Google’s I/O developer conference, Google released Android Things on Monday (May 7) with the operating system integrating into products that are scheduled to go on sale by the end of summer. Google built Android Things as an operating system for...
WALL-E has a new job. Robots are now working alongside humans in warehouses, where labor shortages are common and an extra pair of hands — or gears — can help staff fulfill eCommerce orders faster. In the latest Intelligence of Things Tracker, 6 River System’s...