Malware-based attacks on ATMs – A summary

Introduction Today we will take a first look at malware-based attacks on ATMs in general, while future articles will go into more detail on the individual subtopics. ATMs have been robbed by criminal gangs around the world for decades. A successful approach since ~ 20 years is the use of highly flammable gas, which is … Continue reading Malware-based attacks on ATMs – A summary

Smart Home Devices: assets or liabilities? – Part 3: Looking at the future

This blog post is the last part of a series, if you are interested in the security or privacy of smart home devices, be sure to check out the other parts as well! TL;DR: In our previous blog posts we concluded that there is quite a long way to go for both security and privacy … Continue reading Smart Home Devices: assets or liabilities? – Part 3: Looking at the future

Smart Home Devices: assets or liabilities? – Part 2: Privacy

TL;DR - Part two of this trilogy of blog posts will tackle the next big topic when it comes to smart home devices: privacy. Are these devices doubling as the ultimate data collection tool, and are we unwittingly providing the manufacturers with all of our private data? Find out in this blog post! This blog … Continue reading Smart Home Devices: assets or liabilities? – Part 2: Privacy

Smart Home Devices: assets or liabilities? – Part 1: Security

This blog post is part of a series, keep an eye out for the following parts! TL;DR - Smart home devices are everywhere, so I tested the base security measures implemented on fifteen devices on the European market. In this blog post, I share my experience throughout these assessments and my conclusions on the overall … Continue reading Smart Home Devices: assets or liabilities? – Part 1: Security