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Consumer Electronics Show: Everything’s Connected, But What About Security and Privacy?

We spent last week at the Consumer Electronics Show (aka CES) in Las Vegas, with over 180,000 of our closest friends. And with 4,500 exhibitors present, you’d have less than 30 seconds at each booth if you wanted to talk to all of them. Many articles have covered the cool new things, so in this blogpost we are going to discuss our overall impressions as they relate to our work on consumer IoT security and privacy.

Not surprisingly, there were many interesting conference sessions and a wide variety of innovative products on display, including some that seemed to push the bounds of credibility in their claims. Integration of devices with voice-driven and other platforms was everywhere – Amazon Alexa, Google Assistant, Apple HomeKit, and Samsung SmartThings being the most widely adopted to date. 5G was a hot topic, especially for its improved speeds and flexibility, though specifics about its availability are still hard to pin down.

Everything these days is getting connected to the Internet – from cat toys to sports simulators to home automation. One area that seems to be gaining more traction because it has gone beyond the “gadget” stage and is solving real problems is health and Continue reading

Heavy Networking 424: Broadcast Media Using IP Networks Part 2

Today's Heavy Networking continues a conversation about the broadcast industry's transition to IP. We consider the challenges IP networks face when implemented in a broadcasting environment, and why IP is moving ahead anyway. Our guests are Ricki Cook and Cyrus Hira.

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Huawei Takes 5G Supremacy Shot at ZTE

Huawei and ZTE are vying for supremacy in China’s 5G R&D trials against the backdrop of an increasingly hostile international environment.

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Short Take – HTTPS Interception

HTTPS was created to ensure end to end encryption of web traffic but both good guys and attackers circumvent this with man-in-the-middle interception. In this Short Take, Russ talks about some of the mechanics of HTTPS interception as well as some implications of doing it intentionally.

Russ White