Justin Grammens
Welcome to another issue of IoT Weekly News!
This week we are focusing part of the issue on IoT Cybersecurity and Data Privacy. As a side note, IoT Fuse is hosting an amazing meetup on May 16th that I'll be running that is covering just these topics. If you live in the Twin Cities, please register today to join us for an evening of knowledge sharing and enlightenment on what laws are being put in place and what data providers should be doing when it comes to sensitive IoT data and security.
I also had an amazing time this past week leading a workshop on Controlling Your Own Destiny: IoT Using Open Source at our 5th Annual IoT Fuse Conference. Connect with me on LinkedIN if you are curious to learn more and how I can help you realize the power of Open Source when building your connected products.
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Until next issue - happy reading. Enjoy!
News
Cybersecurity and IoT Industry Facing Skill Shortage Leading to Development Issues
Martin Ewings, director of Specialist Markets, Experis said that – “IoT offers huge opportunities for organizations if they have the right cyber security foundations in place to take advantage of new innovations safely. We can see that there is a strong demand for top talent, but the market is struggling to keep pace...."
How the Internet of Things Improves Financial Investments
Devices with the ability to share data via the internet first came to be called the Internet of Things by British technology pioneer Kevin Ashton, as far back as 1999. (His precise definition was actually this: the global environment where objects — including consumer electronics and things with no built-in connectivity — collect data through sensors and exchange it over a network.)
Podcast: A Deep Dive Into IoT Inspector
Our guest this week is Danny Huang, one of the co-creators of Princeton’s IoT Inspector program. Huang shares why they created the program that tracks what smart devices are on a network and what they talk to and explains how it works.
3 "Internet of Things" Stocks to Buy Right Now
The “Internet of Things” essentially connects industrial devices, vehicles, and an array of consumer and household products to allow for advanced monitoring, analytics, and more. Everyday products and machines can now be embedded with sensor technology to process data or interact with other electronic devices.
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Security
What Is the Internet of Things and Why Is It Essential in 2019?
While the Internet of Things offers great potential to everyday consumers, the jury remains out on just how much those consumers trust the security of IoT devices. A 2017 study from Gemalto NV reported that 90% of consumers stating they "don't trust" IoT devices. State governments are already acting to address those concerns.
Vdoo Raises $32 Million to Secure IoT Devices
The solution just might lie in products from Vdoo, a Tel Aviv, Israel-based IoT security startup that today announced the closure of a new funding round. The company tells VentureBeat that it raised $32 million in series B financing led by WRV and GGV Capital, with participation from NTT DoCoMo, bringing its total venture capital raised to $45 million.
Recommended Videos Co-CEO and cofounder Netanel Davidi said the cash infusion will be used to accelerate the development of Vdoo’s automated analysis capabilities, which benefit from a proprietary data set of 70 million embedded systems’ binaries and more than 16,000 versions of embedded systems.
Business
Is Your Business Ready for the Internet of Things?
Understanding what IOT can do for business starts with understanding IOT itself. Most laypeople know what these devices can do in their daily lives; however, providing a technical definition is often an entirely different challenge.
Industrial
Industrial IoT Devices at the Edge Bring Strategic Advantage
As 2019 commences, it will be virtually impossible to ignore the emerging partnership between the Industrial Internet of Things and edge computing.
The Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) uses IoT technologies to enhance manufacturing and industrial processes. Increasingly, these processes need connected devices to conduct tasks efficiently.