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elizabethv
elizabethv
10/19/2017 8:50:41 AM
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Re: Vodadone IOT Security
@afwriter - exactly, I never even thought  about the Owlet until looking at the post. It seemed so innocuous that it never even occurred to me, even while the entire time I was thinking about the video cameras in their bedrooms. I would almost think the Owlet would be easier to hack into. A review of their website doesn't even have the potential issue addressed, so I'm guessing there aren't many people even considering the possibility. 

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Ariella
Ariella
10/18/2017 6:03:26 PM
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Re: Vodadone IOT Security
@elizabethv after  the New York Department of Current Affairs issued a "Consumer Alert" regarding hacked wi-fi baby monitors, someone set out to find which would be safe and wrote this: https://kidsaversnetwork.com/newborn/which-baby-monitor-is-safe/ Nothing is hack-proof, though it identifies which are your best bets. 

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mpouraryan
mpouraryan
10/18/2017 5:35:52 PM
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Re: Vodadone IOT Security
I would recommend that you seek out advise on it to avoid any issues--it is vital to be safe than sorry especially in light of the guidance form IC3.

 

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mpouraryan
mpouraryan
10/18/2017 5:35:10 PM
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Re: Vodadone IOT Security
it is an example of Good Government at work--but to your implicit point, we should not wait for one month--vigiliance is a 24-hr/7-day a week job for each and everyone of us--it is imperative that we all do our part!!!

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afwriter
afwriter
10/18/2017 5:05:00 PM
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Re: Vodadone IOT Security
Man, IoT has already become so much a part of our lives that little (in size, not importance) gadgets like this Owlet can easily be overlooked as an access point. 

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elizabethv
elizabethv
10/18/2017 9:27:32 AM
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Re: Vodadone IOT Security
@mpouraryan - This makes me wonder about the security in my sons Owlet. It's a tiny smart sock that monitors his heart rate and PulseOx, and then alerts my husband and I if either dips too low. (It's for babies.) But it connects to WiFi and we can check the numbers on our phones. I wonder if it could potentially be an even easier access point than the camera's I had mentioned previously. 

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Ariella
Ariella
10/18/2017 9:00:16 AM
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Re: Vodadone IOT Security
@mpouraryan I don't know how many people observe the month. It's been in existnece since 2004.  Why they chose October, I don't know, perhaps to get in ahead of peak holiday time.

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mpouraryan
mpouraryan
10/17/2017 11:53:44 PM
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Re: Vodadone IOT Security
Happy Wednesday to all!! :)

Just saw this from IC3 On the very issue we're deliberating, FYI:

U.S. Department of Homeland Security US-CERT

National Cyber Awareness System:

 
10/17/2017 06:56 PM EDT

Original release date: October 17, 2017

In conjunction with National Cyber Security Awareness Month, the Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3) has issued an alert to individuals and businesses about the security risks involved with the Internet of Things (IoT). IoT refers to the emerging network of devices (e.g., smart TVs, home automation systems) that connect to one another via the Internet, often automatically sending and receiving data. IC3 warns that once a device is compromised, an attacker may take control of an affected system, obtain sensitive information, or cause a denial-of-service condition.

US-CERT encourages individuals and businesses to review the IC3 Alert for more information on IoT vulnerabilities and mitigation techniques.


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Ariella
Ariella
10/17/2017 9:04:04 AM
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Re: Vodadone IOT Security
@elizabethv you hit on a key point there. We're not the customers they serve. Their bread is buttered on another side, and that's likely a major reason why such things are allowed to happen. Yes, some heads do roll at these companies after such incidents, but typically just the ones of the people they decided were expendable as public scapegoats.

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elizabethv
elizabethv
10/17/2017 8:59:35 AM
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Re: Vodadone IOT Security
@Ariella - It seems Equifax did and I'm sure they'll survive. Of course they aren't a telco company, but still they are a business. And were apparently warned about the weakness in their security by Homeland Security early in the year. They did nothing. And more than doing nothing, when they discovered the breach, the CEO's of the company sold a bunch of their stock long before they ever told the public what had happened. And since apparently we aren't seen as their customers, banks are, and none of them seem willing to leave at the moment, I doubt they'll have much trouble at all recovering from this.

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