Vehicles have had embedded computation and networking since the 1980s, but vehicles are now increasingly connected. This means OEMs are faced with an increased risk surface that requires mitigation. Managed identities enable controller components to uniquely identify each other. Authentication, auth...

Market Position Connectivity is a core capability of the Internet of Things (IoT). Massive mobile network operator (MNO) investment in connectivity infrastructure has given the industry a strong market position.  But this technology was focused on SIM cards in mobile devices, selling connectivity c...

There is Hope The term 'Internet of Things' (IoT) makes it easy to forget that we are talking about computing devices. Just like any computer, connecting one of these devices directly to the public internet has risks. These computing devices often have operating systems such as Linux with communicat...

Many people have a great deal of faith in the security of their desktop computers and operating systems. But there is a constant stream of evidence that shows that this faith is unfounded. Take some time and read about what is contained in your operating system's next update. How many 'patch Tuesday...

So, Germany's Chaos Computer Club — which weirdly sounds like an outcast AV group at someone’s high school — claims to have circumvented Apple’s new Touch ID fingerprint biometric sensor featured on the just-released iPhone 5s. This isn’t news. Sure, it’s new in relation to attacking the consumer-l...