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Cyber Security
Payments fell to $820 million in 2025 even as attack volume hit a record in Q3 2026. When encryption stops paying, the business model does not die — it moves to the data, and to the sectors least able to absorb a leak.
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For two decades, encryption protected data at rest and in transit and then handed it, fully readable, to whoever operated the machine. Confidential computing closes that gap — and in 2026 enterprises started asking for it by name.
Read MoreThe gold standard for local control. In 2026, it leverages 'Home Assistant Assist' for local, private voice AI, ensuring your smart home data never leaves your four walls.
A network-wide DNS sinkhole that stops 'chatty' IoT devices from leaking telemetry, blocking the tracking and telemetry domains that smart TVs and appliances call home to. Pi-hole is the equivalent, equally popular alternative; both run on modest hardware such as a Raspberry Pi.
The unified smart-home protocol from the Connectivity Standards Alliance. The Distributed Compliance Ledger (DCL) records the certification and firmware information manufacturers publish for each device; it is a reference ledger, not an access control that decides whether a device may join your network.
A low-power, self-healing mesh network that eliminates the single point of failure. It uses IP-based security and AES encryption at the mesh layer, making it the preferred 2026 transport for secure IoT.
In force since 4 March 2026, these rules require smart devices made for the Australian market to have unique or user-set passwords, a clear vulnerability-reporting path, and a published support period with an end date.
A major legislative shift. Since 11 September 2026, manufacturers must report actively exploited vulnerabilities through the EU's single reporting platform: an early warning within 24 hours, a full notification within 72 hours, and a final report within 14 days of a corrective measure being available.
An 'Energy Star' for security. The voluntary FCC labelling programme covers wireless consumer IoT products that meet baseline security requirements; the label's QR code links to a registry with the product's support period, update behaviour, setup guidance and how to change the default password. The programme is still being rolled out, so labelled products are limited.
The 2018 list of the ten most common IoT weaknesses, from weak passwords and insecure network services to insecure ecosystem interfaces and poor device management. It remains the canonical IoT risk list; there is no 2026 edition.
The 'vulnerable-by-design' firmware used by 2026 security researchers to practice finding backdoors, hardcoded keys, and buffer overflows in a safe, legal environment.
Joint guidance first published in 2023, urging manufacturers to stop putting the 'security burden' on the user and to turn security features such as automatic updates on by default.
The UK's Product Security and Telecommunications Infrastructure regime, in force since 29 April 2024. Consumer connectable products must use unique or user-defined passwords, publish a point of contact for vulnerability reports, and state a minimum security-update support period.
A firmware analysis tool, rewritten in Rust for version 3. It identifies and optionally extracts files and data embedded inside a firmware image, and its entropy analysis highlights compressed or encrypted regions in images that have no readable structure.