[1st-mile-nm] IoT Hacks

[Michael Harris]

Yes, there are very real concerns over IoT security and it is not being
taken seriously enough yet... You could easily destroy property or injure
people or animals by hacking a thermostat or other building controls. A bad
Nest update this winter hinted gave a nice preview of potential dangers:

http://www.nytimes.com/2016/01/14/fashion/nest-thermostat-glitch-battery-dies-software-freeze.html

On a lighter note, perhaps others will find this twitter account amusing:

https://twitter.com/@internetofshit

-Michael

On Wed, Jun 15, 2016 at 3:40 PM, Richard Lowenberg <rl at 1st-mile.org> wrote:

> Christopher and John's points regarding security, are well taken.
>
> Concurrently, the hacker, innovator and hobby Maker communities are
> actively playing with small, cheap, interactive IoT systems.
> How might techie-ness and security understandings intersect?
>
> Here’s a new announcement from Cooking Hacks.
>
>
> https://www.cooking-hacks.com/documentation/tutorials/4g-gps-lte-wcdma-hspa-3g-gprs-shield-arduino-raspberry-pi-waspmote-tutorial/
>
> 4G + GPS Shield for Arduino and Raspberry Pi Tutorial (LTE / WCDMA / HSPA+
> / 3G / GPRS)
>
> The new 4G shield for Arduino and Raspberry Pi enables the connectivity to
> high speed LTE, HSPA+, WCDMA cellular networks in order to make possible
> the creation of the next level of worldwide interactivity projects inside
> the new "Internet of Things" era.
>
> Most of the major cities are already turning their cellular networks to
> the new 4G LTE and at the same time shutting down the old technologies such
> as GPRS and GSM. 3G will survive a couple of years more but it is planned
> to be completely shut off too. For this reason from Libelium and our Open
> Source Division - Cooking Hacks - have decided to be the first to offer to
> the Maker community the possibility of using the amazing 4G cellular
> networks.
>
> The new communication module is specially oriented to work with Internet
> servers implementing internally several application layer protocols which
> make easier to send the information to the cloud.
>
> (snip)
>
> Comments expected.
> RL
>
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