cloud

This project shows how a modern web application (running on Bluemix) integrates with a database that is located in a customers data center, behind a firewall. It is meant to illustrate an application in the public cloud is used as a "System of Engagement", while sensitive data remains in a "System of Record".

"The research uncovered zero-day flaws in each hub that could allow hackers to take control of smart home functionalities.

Smart home hubs are used to control lighting, heating, locks and cameras in people’s homes."

"The solutions for home automation are flooding the market, but these devices in the majority of cases lack security; security experts are aware that smart cameras and meters are an easy target for hackers. A lot of these device manufacturers are just not security people and they really just don’t have security people on staff."

"The Internet of Things takes shape: Consumers are open to the next big thing, whether it’s home monitoring, health monitoring, or self-driving cars.
Security and privacy, related but separate concerns: Security trumps privacy overall, and youngest and oldest segments have similar levels of concern."

"do not provide the answer to the most important question of connected vehicle protection: How do you know if, when and how you have been hacked?"

"researchers are already discovering security issues in a range of devices not normally covered by traditional IT or OT security and risk mitigation activities. These include keyless entry mechanisms, automobiles, televisions, thermostats, appliances and any number of other devices that could, under the wrong circumstances, represent an area of potential risk to the organization"