Smart Home Archives - SIFIS-HOME

A Screenshot from SIFIS-Home GItHub-site.

27/09/202329/09/2023News

Good news for smart home enthusiasts!

In the SIFIS-Home project, the code developed to secure smart homes is openly available on GitHub.

Wiretapping on the reel tape recorder. Headphones near the technique. Special agent work. Retro old school spying on conversations. Picture is from Adobe Stock.

22/09/202322/09/2023Blog

Traveling in the 80s and a home full of smart devices

While the allegedly bugged Soviet hotel rooms were shrouded in secrecy, the tales about them bear a fascinating resemblance to a modern phenomenon, a home filled with smart technology that could easily be used for espionage. Smart Home ecosystems bring us convenience and practicality we have never seen before, but they also raise privacy concerns. As we invite smart technology to our homes, we are faced with the fact that convenience comes at the cost of privacy and with an unsettling hunch that we may not be aware of how much of our privacy we are trading off. Are we in fact bugging our own homes?

Trainees and employees at Centria University of Applied Sciences Kokkola Campus in FInland.

09/05/2023News

Welcome trainees!

Today Centria University of Applied Sciences had an introduction day for 6 new enthusiastic trainees. All of them are studying information technology. […]

10/02/202310/02/2023Blog

IP cameras do not necessarily improve security

All devices that are connected to the internet are in danger of being accessed by unknown and potentially malicious third parties. In […]

Picture from Barcelona Cybersecurity Congress

06/02/202306/02/2023News

Barcelona Cybersecurity Congress was an unique opportunity to meet experts within the field of IoT and cybersecurity

Greetings from IoT Solutions World Congress & Cyber Security Congress in Barcelona! Our Dissemination, Standardization and Exploitation leader Tuuli Lindroos (F-Secure) visited Barcelona and here comes her thought directly after she landed back home in Helsinki.