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• What are the best IoT certifications for security?

  It's tough to tell what the best IoT certifications are since the field is new and expanding. Expert Mike O. Villegas shares the best IoT security certificates available today. Continue Reading

• IBM's hybrid cloud flexes its capabilities

  IBM's hybrid cloud commitments mark a fundamental shift in the IoT community, marking an increased access to innovation and processing power. Continue Reading

• Examples of consumer and Industrial IoT convergence are everywhere

  To understand consumer and Industrial IoT convergence, its plethora of examples must be considered as they vary greatly. Continue Reading

• IoT attack surface

  The IoT attack surface is the sum total of all potential security vulnerabilities in IoT devices and associated software and infrastructure in a given network, be it local or the entire Internet. Continue Reading

• Unveiling pervasive IoT security flaws in IoT Village

  The IoT Village hacking event has proven that IoT security flaws are pervasive risks that must be dealt with immediately. Continue Reading

• Definitions to Get Started

  • smart home hub (home automation hub)
  • IoT devices (internet of things devices)
  • industrial internet of things (IIoT)
  • smart city

  • embedded system
  • time series database (TSDB)
  • MQTT (MQ Telemetry Transport)
  • pervasive computing (ubiquitous computing)

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• IoT platforms: The time has come for productization

  The platforms space has grown so much that the term "IoT platforms" has become overused and misunderstood.Continue Reading

• It's time to tackle IoT security

  IoT security vulnerabilities and associated attack surfaces are increasing as more devices become connected.Continue Reading

• Businesses need to think about the Internet of Things more broadly

  The Internet of Things isn't about the things, it's about the vast and wide-sweeping value constructs sensors and the data they emit, enable.Continue Reading

• Defining your Enterprise IoT strategy -- what does it mean?

  An Enterprise IoT strategy -- if crafted carefully -- can enable many opportunities for organizations large and small.Continue Reading

• Exploring the enterprise impact of the Intel Edison platform

  Intel Edison technology aims to be the chip to transform IoT innovation, but what is its place in the enterprise IoT process?Continue Reading

• IoT data management: Establishing connected data use agreements

  Connected devices continue to move into the mainstream, but they raise major IoT data management questions for both businesses and their customers.Continue Reading

• Internet of Things: Food safety apps set to emerge

  Food safety could emerge as a key application for the Internet of Things in the coming months, providing real-time visibility in the vast food supply chain.Continue Reading

• How to choose wisely from a multitude of IoT platforms

  Sorting through IoT platform choices can be challenging for IT decision makers who don't want to be left behind. Narrow the choices by first setting business and technology goals.Continue Reading

• Medtech must consider medical wearables

  Medical wearables have become increasingly appealing, but without the proper medtech wearable solution businesses will not reap the benefits of the trend.Continue Reading

• IoT enhances customer engagement for brands and marketers

  Enhanced IoT capabilities measure customer engagement, allowing businesses to develop richer profiles and create more effective marketing campaigns.Continue Reading

• Readying the data center for the IoT era

  To make the Internet of Things (IoT) reliable and stable, enterprises need to make sure their data centers are ready to handle data from more devices and sensors than ever before, with exponential growth on the horizon.

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• Haute IoT: Smart garments and e-textiles

  Smart garments and e-textiles (which meld traditional fabrics with cutting-edge technology) are altering the landscape of fashion, apparel, retail and furnishing sectors. While the methods for ...Continue Reading

• An inside look at beacon technology, manufacturers and use cases

  Beacons have been making headlines for a couple of years now, yet their true potential has not been reaped. Is it finally the beacon's time to shine?Continue Reading

• Using mesh networking to interconnect IoT devices

  Need a relatively simple, inexpensive way to interconnect your IoT devices? Mesh networking is emerging as an attractive option for a wide range of low-power, low-data-rate IoT applications.Continue Reading

• IBM's Watson IoT expansion: Nexus of the future

  IBM's launch of its new Watson IoT Center in Munich allows it to get a running start on the amalgamation of IoT and the rise of analytics.Continue Reading

• Chief IoT Officer (Chief Internet of Things Officer)

  A Chief Internet of Things Officer is an enterprise executive in charge of how smart products are developed and implemented to best support company objectives and goals.Continue Reading

• The thing about things is...

  The exact number of "things" connecting to the Internet has been the subject of predictions for some time now. Research giant Gartner suggests 20.8 billion devices will connect by 2020 while ...Continue Reading

• Ten legacy giants shaping the IoT landscape

  Those familiar giants you think of as old school may well be shaping the Internet of Things landscape.Continue Reading

• man-in-the-middle attack (MitM)

  A man-in-the-middle attack is one in which the attacker secretly intercepts and relays messages between two parties who think they are communicating directly with each other.Continue Reading

• FreeWire Technologies taps IoT to expand greener energy

  With help from the Internet of Things, FreeWire Technologies developed mobile charging stations that keep personal devices, electronic cars and construction lights running.Continue Reading

• First things first

  Are you setting out on an internet of things venture? IoT Agenda is here to help you get started.Continue Reading

• RF-powered computing

  RF-powered computing is the use of radio frequency (RF) signals to enable the operation and communication of low-power devices, typically for machine-to-machine (M2M) networking.Continue Reading

• Internet of Everything (IoE)

  The Internet of Everything (IoE) is a concept that extends the Internet of Things (IoT) emphasis on machine-to-machine (M2M) communications to describe a more complex system that also encompasses people and processes.Continue Reading

• IoT devices, data use developing faster than common standard

  The onslaught of data from IoT devices may not happen until a set of common standards is developed.Continue Reading

• Thing hacking

  Thing hacking is an attack that exploits a vulnerability in a connected non-computing device – a Thing, in the Internet of Things -- to gain control of the device or access to a network it connects to.Continue Reading

• smart home kit (home automation kit)

  A smart home kit, sometimes called a home automation kit or an Internet of Things (IoT) platform, is a product that includes all the hardware and software required to connect, control and manage compatible smart devices for home automation.Continue Reading

• ubiquitous sensor network (USN)

  A ubiquitous sensor network (USN) is one that connects all possible sensors in a given network or environment which, theoretically, could be global.Continue Reading

• IFTTT (If This Then That)

  IFTTT is an online service that automates Web-based tasks so that if one specified event occurs, another is triggered. IFTTT stands for "If This Then That" and the acronym is pronounced to rhyme with "gift."Continue Reading

• smart home app (home automation app)

  A smart home app, sometimes referred to as a home automation app or a smart home automation app, is an application used to remotely control and manage connected non-computing devices in the home, typically from a smartphone or tablet.Continue Reading

• IoT middleware (Internet of Things middleware)

  Internet of Things (IoT) middleware is software that serves as an interface between components of the IoT, joining elements that would not otherwise be able to connect and communicate.Continue Reading

• smart sensor

  A smart sensor is a device that takes input from the physical environment and uses built-in compute resources to perform predefined functions upon detection of specific input and then process data before passing it on.Continue Reading

• smart bulb (smart light bulb)

  A smart bulb is a networked LED light bulb that has additional features to enable automation, presence-sensing capabilities and customization.Continue Reading

• CIOs need to get in on the ground floor with IoT projects

  IoT has joined the long and ever-growing list of acronyms IT professionals love to invoke when talking shop. The difference with this acronym is that -- despite its techie ring -- it stands for business transformation.Continue Reading

• actuator

  An actuator is a mechanism that turns energy into a controlled motion.Continue Reading

• IoT opportunities: Partners should prep IoT roadmap to reap profits later

  Channel partners should start planning their IoT roadmaps, paying particular attention to vertical market skills and integration capabilities.Continue Reading

• sensor data

  Sensor data is the output of a device that detects and responds to some type of input from the physical environment. The output may be used to provide information or input to another system or to guide a process.Continue Reading

• sensor hub

  A sensor hub is a connection point for multiple sensors that uses a multipoint control unit (MCU), coprocessor or digital signal processor (DSP) to compile and process data gathered from those sensors.Continue Reading

• WSAN (wireless sensor and actuator network)

  A wireless sensor and actuator network (WSAN) is a group of sensors that gather information about their environment and actuators, such as servos or motors, that interact with them. All elements communicate wirelessly; interaction can be autonomous ...Continue Reading

• Delving into an enterprise IoT initiative? Read this first

  From the business problem to the technology, here's what CIOs need to know to get started on an enterprise IoT initiative.Continue Reading

• Is Internet of Things testing coming home?

  Internet of Things testing is challenging enough, but now you're going to have to try it at home.Continue Reading

• drone photography

  Drone photography is the capture of still images and video by a remotely-operated or autonomous unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV), also known as an unmanned aircraft system (UAS) or, more commonly, as a drone.Continue Reading

• IoMT (Internet of Medical Things) or healthcare IoT

  The Internet of Medical Things (IoMT) is a network of machine-to-machine communication between medical devices and healthcare IT systems.Continue Reading

• How will Internet of Things devices change businesses?

  The Internet of Things is poised to change the business world by connecting everything from cars to houses. Do you know enough about IoT?Continue Reading

• car hacking

  Car hacking is the manipulation of the code in a car's electronic control unit (ECU) to exploit a vulnerability and gain control of other ECU units in the vehicle.  Continue Reading

• Barriers to conquer before IoT in healthcare helps Mrs. Smith

  Rasu Shrestha, chief innovation officer at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, explains the challenges facing IoT in healthcare.Continue Reading

• What's the potential of pairing data analytics and IoT in healthcare?

  The Internet of Things opens many doors in healthcare. But paired with data analytics, IoT in healthcare would be even stronger.Continue Reading

• Emerging IoT technologies in healthcare

  In this video, SearchHealthIT visited Stanley Healthcare's Experience Center and got a peek at the company's emerging IoT in healthcare technologies.Continue Reading

• Smart sensors are changing the world for manufacturers

  A proliferation of inexpensive and smart sensors is enabling a new age of visibility inside manufacturing plants and throughout the supply chain.Continue Reading

• A look at IoT platforms that rely on local intelligence

  An expert offers a primer on Internet of Things platforms that provide local intelligence. You'll see that the complexity of local intelligence for IoT varies hugely.Continue Reading

• Identity of Things (IDoT)

  The Identity of Things (IDoT) involves assigning unique identifiers with associated metadata to devices and objects (things), enabling them to connect and communicate effectively with other entities over the Internet.Continue Reading

• OneM2M developing cross-industry IoT services

  In a podcast from Internet of Things World, oneM2M's Richard Brennan explains why a service layer is needed to tie M2M and IoT together.Continue Reading

• Extreme makeover needed to capitalize on IoT products

  The IoT presents great potential for companies to redefine products. But to capitalize on IoT products, manufacturers will need to redo org charts and change internal operations.Continue Reading

• active RFID (active radio frequency identification)

  Active RFID (radio frequency identification) tags are continuously operating, battery-powered sensors that gather and transmit data to a reading device.Continue Reading

• sensor analytics

  Sensor analytics is the statistical analysis of data that’s created by wired or wireless sensors.Continue Reading

• item-level RFID (item-level radio frequency identification)

  Item-level RFID involves individual unit tagging, as opposed to tagging cartons or pallets of items.Continue Reading

• Seven ways to manage and secure business wearables

  The enterprise mobility management market for wearable devices is in its infancy, but IT can still use existing EMM tools to manage wearables.Continue Reading

• embedded device hacking

  Embedded device hacking is the exploiting of vulnerabilities in embedded software to gain control of the device. Attackers have hacked embedded systems to spy on the devices, to take control of them or simply to disable (brick) them.Continue Reading

• embedded firmware

  Hardware makers use embedded firmware to control the functions of various hardware devices and systems much like a computer’s operating system controls the function of software applications.Continue Reading

• embedded software

  Hardware makers use embedded software to control the functions of various hardware devices and systems. Embedded software controls device functions in the same way that a computer’s operating system controls the function of software applications.Continue Reading

• The enterprise IoT wave rolls in: How to prepare

  The possibilities for IoT might be boundless. Find out areas where architects can prepare for and take advantage of an increasingly connected world.Continue Reading

• How to cook up the right IoT security strategy for your enterprise

  Constantly running into roadblocks when it comes to your company's IoT security strategy? We know how challenging it can be, but with these tips, you avoid some of the most common mistakes.Continue Reading

• SDN for IoT supports networking devices

  SDN and IoT are two terms flourishing in the IT industry, so organizations must prepare to combine them while the technology keeps developing.Continue Reading

• Focus on wide data, not just big data, in analytics systems

  To get maximum business value from big data analytics efforts, users should look to incorporate a mix of structured and unstructured information -- think of it as wide, not merely big, data.Continue Reading

• machine data

  Machine data is digital information created by the activity of computers, mobile phones, embedded systems and other networked devices.Continue Reading

• machine authentication

  Machine authentication is the authorization of an automated human-to-machine or machine-to-machine (M2M) communication through verification of a digital certificate or digital credentials. Unlike user authentication, the process does not involve any...Continue Reading

• Analytics holds key to business value of IoT technology

  With all the hype about the Internet of Things, many businesses are wondering how they can get value out of IoT investments. One critical component is effective data analytics.Continue Reading

• Plan an Internet of Things architecture in the data center

  The rapid development of IoT poses certain threats to the data center, like chaos and added storage demands. How do you plan for such a surge of new technology?Continue Reading

• Bluetooth Low Energy (Bluetooth LE)

  Also marketed as Bluetooth Smart, Bluetooth LE was introduced in the Bluetooth 4.0 specification as an alternative to Bluetooth Classic. Like its predecessor, Bluetooth LE uses frequency hopping wireless technology in the 2.4 GHz unlicensed radio ...Continue Reading

• Internet of Things privacy (IoT privacy)

  Internet of Things privacy is the special considerations required to protect the information of individuals from exposure in the IoT environment, in which almost any physical or logical entity or object can be given a unique identifier and the ...Continue Reading

• vehicle-to-vehicle communication (V2V communication)

  Vehicle-to-vehicle communication (V2V communication) is the wireless transmission of data between motor vehicles. The goal of V2V communication is to prevent accidents by allowing vehicles to send position and speed data to one another over an ad ...Continue Reading

• active sensor

  An active sensor is a device with a transmitter that sends out a signal, light wavelength or electrons to be bounced off a target, with data gathered by the sensor upon their reflection. Active sensors contrast with passive sensors, which simply ...Continue Reading

• passive sensor

  Passive sensor technologies gather target data through the detection of vibrations, light, radiation, heat or other phenomena occurring in the subject’s environment.  They contrast with active sensors, which include transmitters that send out a ...Continue Reading

• Securing the Internet of Things

  The Internet of Things is coming; is your security program in place? If not, it's time to start the planning process.Continue Reading

• Why IoT needs a CRM platform

  The Internet of Things needs a CRM platform to corral the intelligence that these devices generate.Continue Reading

• headless system

  A headless system is a computer that operates without a monitor, graphical user interface (GUI) or the typical peripherals used to control it, such as a keyboard and mouse. Headless computers are often used in embedded systems and servers.Continue Reading

• RFID skimming

  RFID skimming is the wireless interception of information from RFID chip-based debit, credit and ID cards and other documents, such as passports. The purpose of RFID skimming may be simple theft or more complex identity theft. Most typically, ...Continue Reading

• smartwatch

  A smartwatch is a wearable computing device that closely resembles a wristwatch or other time-keeping device.Continue Reading

• microserver

  A microserver, also known as a server appliance, is a compact, less expensive, modular hardware platform designed to make installation and maintenance simpler than traditional enterprise-class rack servers.Continue Reading

• The buzz: Internet of Things gives machines something to talk about

  Connecting "things" like vending machines and streetlamps to the Web can save companies time and money. But there are downsides, too.Continue Reading

• The Internet of Things provides an opportunity for the desktop admin

  The desktop admin is just getting a grip on mobile and cloud tech and now microcontroller devices bring the Internet of Things into enterprises.Continue Reading

• Wearable heart rate monitors enter the consumer mainstream

  Wearable heart rate monitors are growing in availability to patients. Are providers ready to use all of the data made available by them?Continue Reading

• bring your own wearables

  Bring your own wearables (BYOW) is a trend toward the use of employee-owned wearable computing devices in a business setting.Continue Reading

• IoT botnet (Internet of Things botnet)

  An IoT botnet (Internet of Things botnet) is a group of hacked computers, smart appliances and Internet-connected devices that have been co-opted for illicit purposes.Continue Reading

• thing (in the Internet of Things)

  A thing, in the context of the Internet of things (IoT), is an entity or physical object that has a unique identifier, an embedded system and the ability to transfer data over a network.Continue Reading

• thingbot

  A thingbot is something with an embedded system and an Internet connection that has been coopted by a hacker as a part of a botnet. A thing, in this context, could be just about anything but a computing device.Continue Reading

• Amazon Prime Air drone

  Amazon's Prime Air drone is a delivery system in development that uses remote-controlled robotic vehicles to transport goods from the warehouse to the consumer. The drones are small, unmanned octocopters -- helicopters with eight rotors -- that use ...Continue Reading

• Windows Embedded

  Windows Embedded is Microsoft’s embedded operating systems  product group. Examples of embedded systems include computers in cars, traffic lights, digital televisions, ATMs, airplane controls, point of sale (POS) terminals, digital cameras, GPS ...Continue Reading

• Intel Quark

  Intel Quark is an embedded system-on-a-chip (SoC) processor design intended for smaller mobile devices like wearable computers. As with their counterparts in elementary particles, Quark is smaller than  Atom. The Quark processor is said to be a ...Continue Reading

• smart grid sensor

  A smart grid sensor is a small, lightweight node that serves as a detection station in a sensor network.Continue Reading

• smart meter

  A smart meter is an Internet-capable device that measures energy, water or natural gas consumption of a building or home.Continue Reading

• Blue Gene

  Blue Gene is a supercomputer development project at IBM for a series of high-performance system-on-a-chip (SoC) arcitectures with minimal power demands. The series includes Blue Gene/L, Cyclops64, (formerly Blue Gene/C), Blue Gene/P and Blue Gene/Q.Continue Reading

• meet-in-the-middle attack

  Meet-in-the-middle is a type of attack that can exponentially reduce the number of brute force permutations required to decrypt text that has been encrypted by more than one key. Such an attack makes it much easier for an intruder to gain access to ...Continue Reading

• Memory Spot

  Memory Spot is the trade name for a passive transponder under development by Hewlett-Packard that contains a chip capable of storing large data files such as digital photographs, databases or musical selections... (Continued)Continue Reading

• RFID virus

  An RFID (radio-frequency identification) virus is malicious code inserted into an RFID tag to alter or corrupt data in an RFID system.Continue Reading

• injectable ID chip (biochip transponder)

  An injectable ID chip, also called a biochip transponder, is an electronic device that is inserted under the skin of an animal to provide the animal with a unique identification number.Continue Reading