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DARPA: Monitoring heat, electromagnetic and sound outputs could assess safety of IoT devices

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DARPA is looking for a platform that can tell whether Internet of Things devices have been hijacked based on fluctuations in the heat, electromagnetic waves and sound they put out as well as the power they use.

The agency wants technology that can decipher these analog waves and reveal what IoT devices are up to in their digital realms, according to a DARPA announcement seeking research proposals under the name “Leveraging the Analog Domain for Security (LADS)”.

The LADS program would separate security monitoring from the device itself so if it is compromised, the monitoring platform can’t be affected.

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Network World Tim Greene

Researchers sound alarm about the role of any and all phone sounds in distracted driving

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You say you don’t answer your phone and wouldn’t dream of texting while driving?

Not good enough, say researchers from Florida State University, as the mere presence of that cacophonous device in a moving motor vehicle is enough to dangerously distract a driver:

Whether you are alerted to an incoming phone call or text by a trendy ringtone, an alarm bell or a quiet vibration, just receiving a notification on your cell phone can cause enough of a distraction to impair your ability to focus on a given task, according to a new Florida State University study.

In fact, the distraction caused by a simple notification — whether it is a sound or a vibration — is comparable to the effects seen when users actively use their cell phones to make calls or send text messages, the researchers found.

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Network World Paul McNamara

Google acquires sound authentication start-up SlickLogin

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Just five months after the company’s launch, SlickLogin has announced its acquisition by Google. The Israeli security start-up has developed a method of authenticating your smartphone using an inaudible sound wave transmitted from your computer.
Naked Security – Sophos

Scientist-developed malware covertly jumps air gaps using inaudible sound – Wired.co.uk

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NPR

Scientist-developed malware covertly jumps air gaps using inaudible sound
Wired.co.uk
The hurdles of implementing covert acoustical networking are high enough that few malware developers are likely to add it to their offerings anytime soon. Still, the requirements are modest when measured against the capabilities of Stuxnet, Flame, and …
Scientists prove ultrasound-whispering malware conceptITProPortal

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