Samsung has a SmartThings security problem, according to UM and Microsoft Research

The Internet of Things, or IoT, has been both a blessing and a bain since it came into existence. Does convenience trump security concerns? That's the question each user has to ask his or herself. It's that security part that tends to make the news. The latest to suffer a setback is Samsung SmartThings, with a new report claiming the platform has a security problem. The vulnerabilities reported are only hypothetical so far however. This report comes from the University of Michigan and Microsoft Research. Samsung says that "Over the past several weeks, we have been working with this research… [Continue Reading]