Hackers in your House

As part of Cybersecurity Awareness Month every Saturday I’ll be sharing links to videos, presentations, etc. that show interesting, surprising and entertaining content. First I covered Hackers on a Plane, then Hackers in Space, and now we're looking closer to home. Literally.

Today’s theme is how hackers might break into your house, with the proliferation of connected Internet of Things (IoT) devices, could hackers break into your house digitally rather than physically?

Unfortunately, the answer is yes. At the recent DEF CON Safe Mode conference, Paul Marrapese shows how vulnerabilities in IoT security cameras could be used to view the feed from your home security camera and break into your home WiFi network.

Another great talk was "Hacking Smart Devices for Fun and Profit" by Brock Sternberg who covers hacking the whole Smart Home...

You should also read:

Hackers on Screen

Hackers at Sea