Internet of Things

US government set to launch its Cyber Trust Mark cybersecurity labeling program for internet-connected devices in 2025

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The U.S. government announced Tuesday that its long-awaited cybersecurity labeling program for consumer internet-connected devices will launch in 2025. The Biden administration first introduced the U.S. Cyber Trust Mark in June 2023, saying the voluntary labeling program would “raise the bar” for internet-connected devices by enabling Americans to make informed decisions about the security of […]

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Monogoto, an innovator in ‘connectivity as a service’, raises $27M

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Connectivity and connected networks are part and parcel of how many devices and services operate today, thanks to innovations and expansions in mobile networks, on-device processing and the cloud. But behind the scenes, there remains a lot of fragmentation: different regions, technologies, tariffs and devices can spell a lot of work for enterprises or service providers

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Ecovacs says it will fix bugs that can be abused to spy on robot owners

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Earlier this month, security researchers warned that a series of security flaws in vacuum and lawn mower robots made by Ecovacs could allow hackers to spy on their owners through the devices’ microphones and cameras.  At the time, Ecovacs told TechCrunch it concluded that the flaws found by the researchers “are extremely rare in typical

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Exein raised $15M Series B to stop robotic arms going haywire

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By now, we’re all pretty familiar with cybersecurity for computers. But what would happen if a robotic arm on a production line was hacked and instructed to kill its human co-worker? That “device security” is the kind of thorny problem that Rome-based startup Exein is tackling.  The IoT cybersecurity company has now raised €15 million

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