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FTC warns, connected baby monitors are more susceptible to hackers

2016-01-23 02:17:31| Wireless - Topix.net

At the PrivacyCon event held by the Federal Trade Commission last week in Washington, D.C., the FTC warned that several brands of baby monitors lack basic security features like complex passwords and data encryption, making the transmission of data through connected baby monitors more susceptible to hackers. While the FTC did not reveal the brands of baby monitors it tested, Bureau of Consumer Protection attorney Seena Gressin said, "It may be time to update an old lullaby with a new stanza: "Hush little baby, don't say a word, unless your Wi-Fi baby monitor is well-secured."

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Smart TVs an 'Inevitable' Path for Hackers to Attack Home PCs: Experts

2016-01-19 22:37:52| Wireless - Topix.net

Digital security experts warn that smart TVs - Internet-enabled television sets -- provide cybercriminals a new way to sneak into your home computer and steal sensitive personal information. While such hacks are so far only known to have been done by security researchers, experts say it's only a matter of time before an enterprising crook uses a smart TV to rob someone blind.

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NREL's Cybersecurity Initiative Aims to Wall Off the Smart Grid from Hackers

2016-01-05 17:24:00| Transmission & Distribution World

A new initiative underway at Energy Department's National Renewable Energy Laboratory is intended to prevent hackers from gaining control of parts of the nation's power grid. read more

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