New Technology : How To Stop Your Wearable Hardware Becoming A Security Threat

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You might not realize it, but wearable technology first arrived on our shelves as long ago as the mid-1970s when Casio started to produce their historic “calculator watches“. Thankfully, the technology has moved on significantly, with the latest smartwatches and smart eyewear now packing as much computing power as some low-spec laptops. The current generation of smartphone-esque smartwatches first started to go on sale in 2013, and by the end of 2014, 6.8 million devices had been sold. Whether you think those figures represent success or failure is somewhat immaterial; there are now at least 6.8 million new attack points...

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