A fascinating article from Philip N. Howard at George Washington University asserts that the number of connected devices surpassed the number of people on the planet in 2014 (Fig. 1). The author ...

Not all connected devices are made equal. While some are more powerful and technologically advanced, others are simple sensors and home automation devices with limited energy, memory, computational ...

The XMPP, CoAP, and MQTT protocols have distinct pros and cons; here’s a quick rundown of the trade-offs Real-time communication technology is an absolute requirement for the development of Internet ...

In the previous two articles, I described the hardware and software required to build an IoT device. These devices (the “Things” in the Internet of Things) are an essential part of an IoT system.

In accordance with Moore’s Law, the number of components per integrated circuit at minimal cost doubles approximately every two years. In the vision of the Internet of Things (IoT), however, this gain ...

RFC 7252, also known as the Constrained Application Protocol (CoAP), is about to become one of the most abused protocols in terms of DDoS attacks, security researchers have told ZDNet. If readers ...

The Internet of Things (IoT) involves the use of connected devices for the exchange of data. Learn everything about IoT, from its benefits to IoT problems and solutions in this cheat sheet. The ...

The Internet of Things (IoT) was one of the major tech buzz terms that preceded the current Artificial Intelligence (AI) boom. The IoT broke out of technology circles and into mainstream consciousness ...