2013 – with the test on smart home systems, such as the QIVICON Home Base and the Gigaset Elements smart home system, the AV-TEST…
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AV-TEST welcomes European Minimum Standard EN 303 645
With a now almost unmanageable number of networked devices and services, the Internet of Things is an absolute boom sector in the development of…
How do we test? – Data Protection and Privacy
The aspect that has gained the most relevance since the beginning of our tests in the area of Internet of Things, for us and…
Review 2019: A good year for IoT security
Dear visitors of this blog, dear Smart Home and IoT friends, what a year it was! In a short review we are happy to…
Product Warning! Chinese children’s watch reveals thousands of children’s data
The smartwatch SMA-WATCH-M2, which works as a GPS tracker via SIM card, is designed to protect children and give parents a secure feeling. However,…
Smart means secure – AV-TEST honors IoT manufacturers at IFA 2019
From smart speakers to vacuum robots: What can be connected to the internet will be connected. This business rule of IoT was clearly visible…
The Security Status of IoT – High malware curve versus low learning curve
For cybercriminals, the rapidly growing number of unprotected or, at best, poorly protected devices, are an easy and welcome target. The risk is borne…
IFA 2018: IoT experts from AV-TEST presented security certificates
As part of the international IFA fair, the experts of the IoT Security Labs of AV-TEST Institute handed out the “Approved Smart Home Product”…
WPA2 KRACK’ed?
Security experts of KU Leuven found critical vulnerabilities in the WPA2 protocol, which potentially allow for illegal eavesdropping and manipulation of sensitive information by…
AV-TEST awards manufacturers for Approved Smart Home Security
At the moment, the electrical industry seems to know only one trend: the Internet of Things. It is therefore not surprising that the topic…