Hong Kong will be looking for other technology solutions to replace cameras on smart lampposts, citing privacy concerns aired by the public. The consensus was reached this week during the fifth meeting of The Multi-functional Smart Lampposts Technical Advisory Ad Hoc Committee. Government Chief Information Officer Victor Lam, who is also the convenor of the … Read more
Cybersecurity firm Trend Micro revealed that it had created a honeypot imitating an industrial factory to determine threats facing unsecured OT (operational technology) environments. The six-month investigation showed that they attracted fraud and financially motivated exploits, primarily falling victims to common threats. The honeypot was compromised for cryptocurrency mining, targeted by two separate ransomware attacks, … Read more
Video technologies are often associated with the idea of security, leaving little to the imagination of what can be done beyond that space. In fact, one might never think it could have a part to play in sustainable strategies. However, that is set to change — with the advent of data analytics, AI and IoT … Read more
The smart home market continues to gain momentum with Statista forecasting a global market value of US$35,756 million in 2020, growing at a compound annual growth rate of 15.9% and nearly doubling to US$64,452 million by 2024. Statista noted that penetration is at a low 8.0% in 2020, hitting 18.8% by 2024, with the US … Read more
Civic leaders around the world are looking to automate the infrastructures that make their cities run in a drive to reduce costs and cope with rising populations. From transit networks and utilities, through to refuse collection and streetlighting, making services “smart” by connecting devices to the Internet is appealing to those managing cities and large … Read more