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Kathleen Moriarty & Ben Carter of CIS join Smarter Everything to discuss the importance of preventative security measures within the IoT market and best practices for vendors when trying to build security into their products. Key Takeaways The CIS gathers, normalizes, and shares information on threats and vulnerabilities in a structured manner, which empowers organizations to proactively protect t...

Grace Burkard , Director of Operations at ioXt Alliance , is back on Smarter Everything for part two of her conversation with Bret. They discuss the many privacy concerns that have surfaced as new devices have developed, what ioXt is trying to do about, and how world leaders aim to join forces to increase cybersecurity standards. Key Takeaways With the increasing number of IoT devices in our lives...

Grace Burkard , Director of Operations at ioXt Alliance,  joins Smarter Everything to kick off this two-part conversation to discuss ioXt's mission, the U.S. Cyber Trust Mark program, and the importance of improving the state of IoT security across the industry.. Key Takeaways The U.S. Cyber Trust Mark program aims to create a security baseline for IoT devices. It indicates that a device meets bas...

Saurabh Shintre , an expert in artificial intelligence, machine learning, and cybersecurity is back on this episode of Smarter Everything to address concerns about using natural language processing tools in the workplace and how security measures must adapt to this changing reality — all while remaining optimistic for the future. Key Takeaways While natural language processing systems like ChatGPT...

In today’s technologically driven world, AI is developing at a rapid pace. As we embrace the opportunity that this creates, it’s important to be aware of how these systems work. Saurabh Shintre , an expert in artificial intelligence, machine learning, and cybersecurity joins Smarter Everything to discuss generative AI’s potential, natural language processing tools (such as ChatGPT), as well as exp...

In this episode, Nick shares how customer feedback is essential for modern-day businesses, and how The Home Depot aims to make Smart Home technology easily accessible to any customer. Listen in to learn what The Home Depot is doing with their Hubspace program. How smart home technology is becoming more prevalent and integrated into everyday devices How Hubspace has developed a solution to simplify...

In this episode, Nick discusses the intricacies of building a smart home and the importance of cybersecurity. He also shares how Home Depot is investing in the smart home market and creating products inside their private label brands to simplify their customer's life. Listen in to learn what The Home Depot is doing with their Hubspace program. The importance of simplifying smart home products and...

For this episode of ‘Smarter Everything’ my guest is Waylon Grange, a seasoned security researcher and engineer with a rich background in cryptography, protocol analysis, and industrial control systems. Waylon has dedicated his career to safeguarding enterprise networks, critical infrastructure, exposing threat actors, and understanding the intricacies of malware. We will cover a variety of topics...

In Part 2 of our conversation with Kirsty Paine, Strategic Advisor, Technology and Innovation at Splunk, she navigates the treacherous terrain of IoT standards and security, revealing the powerful potential of a hyperconnected world while uncovering the lurking dangers of a fractured standards landscape. Kirsty joins host Bret Jordan , Chief Security Strategist at Afero, as they talk about: 1. Wha...

We’re seeing a rapid expansion of IoT devices and it’s not slowing down. Understanding the standards landscape will take a long time to develop but it's critical for the security of devices moving forward. On today’s episode, we’re speaking with one of the most passionate advocates of the new globally applicable standard for IoT security, ETSI EN 303 645. Kirsty Paine, Strategic Advisor, Technolog...

"It's up to the creators, the developers, and the deployers of that technology to keep that in mind and make sure that they're taking the best measures possible to protect the users from unintended applications of this stuff." - Joe Britt We’re back with Part 2 of my conversation with Joe Britt , CEO and Founder of Afero, and Dr. Hugh Thompson , Managing Partner of Crosspoint Capital Partners and...

"It's hard to pick, but the most exciting thing I've seen is the emergence of a recognition that taking the security of these connected products seriously is incredibly important and something that has to be paid attention to." - Joe Britt For this first episode of ‘Smarter Everything’ my guests are Joe Britt , CEO and Founder of Afero, and Dr. Hugh Thompson , Managing Partner of Crosspoint Capita...

Introducing the new podcast Smarter Everything. The Internet of Things (IoT) is an incredible feat of human engineering that has enabled us to imagine the unimaginable. Everything is smarter, from the largest and most expansive networks to pocket-size devices. So what’s the downside? Join host Bret Jordan as he navigates the ironic paradox of upgrading our lives with connected devices that can jeo...