Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans
The surging market for smartwatches opens up new ground for hackers, according to researchers who found vulnerabilities in all the devices they tested. A study by Hewlett-Packard’s HP Fortify found “that 100 percent of the tested smartwatches contain significant vulnerabilities, including insufficient authentication, lack of encryption and privacy concerns,” the company said in releasing the findings Wednesday. The researchers found “that smartwatches with network and communication functionality represent a new and open frontier for cyberattack,” the report said. The research highlights the cyber risks from the growing number of connected devices — such as refrigerators, cars, coffee makers and lightbulbs — sometimes referred to as the “Internet of Things.” Smartwatches could pose special risks because they may store sensitive information such as health data, and could connect to cars and homes to unlock them, HP said. “Smartwatches have only just started to become a part of our lives, but they deliver a new level of functionality that could potentially open the door to new threats to sensitive information and activities,” said Jason Schmitt, general manager at HP Security. “As the adoption of smartwatches accelerates, the platform will become vastly more attractive to those who would abuse that access, making it […]
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