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Ransomware is the latest phase in online fraud. Think of it as an old-time mafia shake-down. It amounts to protection money. Your data gets encrypted and you have to pay to unlock your own files. It's a deplorable practice, but unfortunately also a lucrative one. And it's that promise of money that keeps the market for these things going. In
Over the past month, I've been using Devolo's smart home system, Home Control. Regular readers of GNC will have seen the previous articles on the unboxing and a more detailed look at the hardware. In the last of the series, I focus on the set-up and usability of Devolo's Home Control. Let's take a look. Getting Started There are two
Here in the UK, contactless smart cards are increasingly popular with every credit and debit card in my wallet now enabled for PIN-free low value transactions. They're very popular as travel cards too, with London's Oyster card being a good (but not unique) example. Convenient as this contactless technology is, there can be problems. With a wallet full of cards,
In the last of my smart home interviews from Gadget Show Live, I look at one of the new entrants to the market, Smanos. The Dutch firm announced their new K1 Smart Hub at the show and while it's a good-looking piece of kit, the K1 is coming into an increasingly crowded space. I chat with Rafael about Smanos and the
The past few weeks have seen most of the tech industry line up against law enforcement and intelligence agencies over the matter of encryption and privacy. I particularly liked Google's recent conversion to privacy as it wasn't that long ago that Eric Schmidt, Google CEO, said that, "If you have something that you don't want anyone to know, maybe you shouldn't
The internet can be a dangerous place if you aren't careful. There are ads that contain malware, phishing websites, and other dangers. People who aren't very tech-savvy might be unaware of the dangers or how to protect themselves, and their families, from them. CUJO provides a simple, yet sophisticated, smart firewall that can be easily used and understood by everyone.
Home irrigation and water monitoring might not seem like the most exciting technologies being represented at CES. But if you've ever had to manage an irrigation system or fallen victim to a hidden water leak, you may find these products from Nortek to be greater than any other gadget the convention had to offer. Avi Rosenthal, VP of Security &