As we already checked the IKEA TRÅDFRI Lighting system in one of our latest Quick-Checks, we now take a look at one of the…
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Careless Whisper: Does Amazon Echo send data in silent mode?
Since Amazon presented and sold the Amazon Echo in 2014 (USA, 2016 in Germany and the UK), there were many concerns whether the voice…
Gadgets
Dangerous cuddly cat?
Does everything have to be connected to the Internet? Even children’s toys? The case of the CloudPets discovered by security researcher Troy Hunt at…
Smart Home
Is Panasonic’s Starter Kit designed to secure your home?
The trend towards smart home products has touched the insurance companies. But in Germany the giants of the industry are still struggling to knit…
Smart Home
IKEA TRÅDFRI: A smart light in the darkness of IoT-Security
The established brands Philips Hue and Osram Lightify just got a new contender for a simple and cheap system: IKEA TRÅDFRI. Our security researchers…
General Information
IoT Quick-Check: The “Why”, “What” and “How” we test
One of our ultimate goals and a main responsibility as an independent security testing institute is the commitment of our expert knowledge in the…
Certification Test
The First AV-TEST Certified IP Camera: Smartfrog
As a reaction to our test of the Smartfrog IP camera, the manufacturer contacted us to work on solutions for the flaws we were…
Gadgets
Testing Amazon Echo Dot & Alexa App
“I’m not a spy and only listen when you say the magic word.” This is Alexa’s answer when asked about possible spy functions of…
Automotive
Testing PACE
Car hacking is one of the hot security topics right now. This post looks at one IoT device for cars and what it could…
Gadgets
Testing the Amazon Dash Button
Convenient new world: With their introduction at the ifa fair in early September Amazon is present with the Dash Button in Germany, too. With…