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Design flaws create security vulnerabilities for ‘smart home’ internet-of-things devices

Date: May 2, 2019Source:North Carolina State UniversitySummary:Researchers find countermeasures for designers of security systems and other smart home devices. Researchers at North Carolina State University have identified design flaws in “smart home” Internet-of-Things (IoT) devices that allow third parties to prevent devices from sharing information. The flaws can be used to prevent security systems from […]

$1 Billion for Broadband Infrastructure on Tribal Lands

 You’re reading the Benton Institute for Broadband & Society’s Weekly Digest, a recap of the biggest (or most overlooked) broadband stories of the week. The digest is delivered via e-mail each Friday. Round-Up for the Week of June 7-11, 2021 On June 3, Vice President Kamala Harris, Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo, and Secretary of […]

5 milestones that created the internet, 50 years after the first network message

Scott Shackelford, Indiana University Published 9:01 am EDT, Friday, October 25, 2019 (The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Scott Shackelford, Indiana University (THE CONVERSATION) Fifty years ago, a UCLA computer science professor and his student sent the first message over the predecessor to the internet, a network called […]