Tag: Internet of Things

IoT Standards Mashup: Open Interconnect Gobbles Up UPnP Forum

In-brief: The Open Interconnect Consortium said that it was acquiring the assets of the Universal Plug and Play (UPnP) Forum, giving OIC’s Internet of Things technologies a potential platform of thousands of UPnP compliant devices. 

Updated: Green Light or No, Nest Cam Never Stops Running

In-brief: Alphabet’s Nest Cam continues to run even after users have turned it “off,” the company acknowledged on Tuesday, raising questions about transparency and the potential for privacy abuses using the popular home surveillance device. 

SAP forges Internet of Things security partnerships | Inside SAP

In-brief: SAP AG announced alliances with a string of software and hardware makers to provide end to end security for Internet of Things deployments. Check Point and Intel are among the company’s partners.

Starwood Added to List of Hacked Hotel Chains

In-brief: Starwood Hotels said on Friday that it was the victim of a malicious software infection on point of sale (POS) systems at restaurants, just the latest in a string of high profile hotel chains to admit that it was the victim of a cyber attack involving compromises of point of sale systems and the theft of customer data. 

ERP Opens Doors To Oil Industry Hacks | Motherboard

In-brief: the energy sector is particularly vulnerable to attack via ERP and other mission critical systems, according to a report.