Blog: Internet Of Things

Smart Lock Security: Interview with hardware.io

Joe Bursell 30 Aug 2018

In advance of the hardware.io event at The Hague next month Andrew Tierney gave them an interview about smart lock security…

Technology today has transformed the traditional locks to smart locks. Thanks to the advancement in the technical frontier. The days of the mechanical lock and keys has almost come to its end with the emergence of the smart locks. These locks can now be accessed from a mere Bluetooth to Over the Internet. As much interesting it sounds, they have become a nightmare. The very devices that are meant to secure your home are not very secure afterall.

Andrew Tierney, Security Consultant at Pen Test Partners spoke to hardwear.io about the security of smart locks. His talk on Z-Shave Exploiting Z-Wave downgrade attacks at hardwear.io 2018 is on 14th September.

The interview is available from hardware.io here: https://hardwear.io/blog-static/smart-lock-security-interview.php