Stacey Higginbotham
Policy Fellow at Consumer Reports
I care about cybersecurity and IoT. Former journo, now at Consumer Reports. Also at @gigastacey.bsky.social Sign up for my newsletter at https://t.co/MB3mVD0u4o
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Oct 1, 2024 |
innovation.consumerreports.org | Stephanie Landry |Stacey Higginbotham |Jacob Rubenstein |Houman Saberi |Yael Grauer
Today, Consumer Reports, Aspen Digital, and Global Cyber Alliance released the third annual Consumer Cyber Readiness report. The report highlights findings from two nationally representative surveys of over 2,000 US adults conducted by CR in April 2024 and May 2024. It also provides key leadership perspectives from government, industry, and civil society.
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Sep 25, 2024 |
innovation.consumerreports.org | Yael Grauer |Stacey Higginbotham |David Della Rocca |Jacob Rubenstein
Consumers are spending thousands of dollars purchasing connected appliances, but in most cases, appliance makers don’t tell them how long their products will stay securely connected to the internet. Which means that those fancy AI features or tablets on the front of the family fridge may stop working before the appliance itself does or become a risk to the security of your home network.
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Sep 11, 2024 |
twit.tv | Jeff Jarvis |Mikah Sargent |Stacey Higginbotham
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Mar 21, 2024 |
thehill.com | Stacey Higginbotham
Roughly 41 percent of U.S. homes have one or more connected devices, whether it’s a video doorbell or a smart thermostat. It’s clear that Americans like the convenience and even savings that can come from buying so-called smart devices, but without a way to determine if these products are designed securely, consumers have no way of knowing if their new connected lights or cameras leave them less secure.
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Mar 11, 2024 |
clickorlando.com | Stacey Higginbotham |Daniel Wroclawski
On a recent Thursday afternoon, a Consumer Reports journalist received an email containing a grainy image of herself waving at a doorbell camera she'd set up at her back door. If the message came from a complete stranger, it would have been alarming. Instead, it was sent by Steve Blair, a CR privacy and security test engineer who had hacked into the doorbell from 2,923 miles away.
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This whole thread. It's also why I've started eyeing my smart home purchases more skeptically. I've seen too many die.
Ever you ever bought tech that should still work but then the manufacturer stopped providing updates or cut server support? 🪦 Our new electronic waste graveyard lists over 100 products launched in the last decade which met an untimely end when they became obsolete.
RT @LG_Rocket: .@Microsoft's official suggestion for the 400 million PCs that can't upgrade to #Windows11? Toss them (responsibly.) Too bad…
RT @LG_Rocket: A new Consumer Reports survey from @gigastacey shows that 7 in 10 Americans want companies to say how long they will suppor…
