Have you heard of the Internet of Things (sometimes referred to as IoT)?
If you haven’t heard of it, it’s all around you and chances are pretty great that you’re already a user of IoT wearablesImage may be NSFW.
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Just the other day I was enjoying my first sips of coffee from the couch — laptop on lap, smartphone beside me — watching the Today show as I do most mornings when they presented a segment on ransom hacking. Wait, what???
Ransom hacking? Yes, hackers want to hold your data for ransom and there I sat with my devices in “my hands” and realizing that the Internet of Things I have could be compromised by hackers.
In a shadowy region of the internet known as the dark web, “ransomware” that enables hackers to invade your computer and hold your data for ransom is marketed openly and anyone can gain access to it.
Here are 5 smart things you can do right now to safeguard your home and keep your own connected devices safe from hackers.
