August 2016, Security is the primary focus of Black Hat and one of the many briefings that happened focused on the mobile threat landscape and explored how the operating system (OS) being looked at affects greatly the type of vulnerabilities that are to be expected. With the growing popularity of bring your own device (BYOD)…
February 2016 – We first looked at the BACtrack Mobile Pro in 2015 on both iOS and Android devices. Following CES 2016, we had a chance to take another look at the product and improvements made in the software and device. The base product itself is relatively unchanged. The unit provides police quality alcohol measurement,…
December 2015 – A long time name in household and commercial security and monitoring Kidde, has introduced two components of their home and SOHO/SMB smart home system. These are a monitor for detectors in the building and a security camera. Both are supported by a smartphone app that is the center point for all the…
November 2015 – The lifestyle of most people is being organized around their smart phone and their wearables. BACtrack brings two products to the market with updates that include an interface to their wearables and watches. Their products the BACtrack Mobile and the BACtrack Vio – both named for the Blood Alcohol Content measurement they…
March 2015 – At the Wearables Techcon in Santa Clara they held tracks and sessions on the realities of the wearables business. These include presentations from the UL on consumer regulations for wearables, and sessions on the guidelines for medical/fitness & health wearables that identify when the FDA needs to be involved. Other sessions addressed…