IoT technology has begun to mature, but the release of newer devices is seeing many older devices either discarded or resold. What historic problems have IoT devices faced, why are older IoT devices a potential security threat, and how can engineers combat the...
By Robin Mitchell | 12-07-2021
Recently, an initiative from the police in Wales was announced that aims to protect farmers using IoT technologies. What challenges do farmers present, how will the initiative work, and what does this demonstrate about LoRa? What challenges does the agricultur...
By Robin Mitchell | 11-06-2021
Recently, Qualcomm announced the development of their first 5G modem dedicated to IIoT applications. What challenges do current network systems face, what are the capabilities of the new modems, and why could cellular networks provide the solution for future w...
By Sam Brown | 04-06-2021
Narrowband-IoT is still in its infancy and yet to become a dominant IoT technology standard. So what challenges do remote IoT devices face, what is Narrowband-IoT, and will it become the future IoT technology? What challenges do traditional IoT devices face? W...
By Sam Brown | 27-05-2021
A recent report by Sustainability in New and Emerging Technologies stated that IoT solutions would help to reduce electrical consumption by 1.6PWh and reduce global CO2 emissions by 1GT. How does technology normally contribute to energy usage, what else does t...
By Sam Brown | 28-04-2021
Recently, researchers have been able to identify several DNS related vulnerabilities in many popular TCP/IP stacks. What is a DSN, what vulnerabilities have been identified, and how many devices are affected? What is a DSN? The Internet is truly one of humanit...
By Robin Mitchell | 21-04-2021
Now that multiple COVID-19 vaccines are being approved for use worldwide, safe transportation of the vaccine couldn’t be any more important. How are IoT sensors important for vaccines, disposable IoT sensors, and how could they help improve transportation in t...
By Robin Mitchell | 13-01-2021
Recently, Wiliot announced the release of their battery-less IoT device. What is the device capable of, what technological challenges does it face, and how could it change the IoT industry? Wiliot Announces Battery-less IoT Device Wiliot, a fabless IoT company...
By Robin Mitchell | 11-01-2021
With the rising use of IoT and the increasing pressure from governments, privacy in IoT is a significant factor for designers to consider. One solution is data pre-processing, but what is this, and how does it improve privacy? Why are privacy concerns increasi...
By Robin Mitchell | 19-12-2020
The US is closer to passing a new law that would force branches of the government only to use IoT devices that meet a minimum level of security. Why is this law being brought in, what requirements does it suggest, and how can designers keep their IoT devices s...
By Sam Brown | 14-12-2020
Once again, another IoT device that has been recently developed and sold commercially leaves users extremely vulnerable to cyberattacks through sheer stupidity. What security flaw does the Victure VD300 expose its customers to, what common practices can help s...
By Robin Mitchell | 30-11-2020
A variance of the InterPlanetary malware has infected just over 13,000 machines around the globe and is now starting to infect IoT devices based on Android and Linux systems. What does this malware do, why is it able to infect IoT devices, and what risks does...
By Robin Mitchell | 26-10-2020
Telenor Connexion, a global cellular communications provider, have utilised Ericsson IoT Accelerator platform to enable Wayout’s micro-factories in Africa. What is the Ericsson IoT Accelerator, who is Wayout, and what are micro-factories? What is the Ericsson...
By Robin Mitchell | 16-10-2020
