A variety of network-controlled home automation devices lack basic security controls, making it possible for attackers to access their sensitive functions, often from the Internet, according to researchers from security firm Trustwave.
Some of these devices are used to control door locks, surveillance cameras, alarm systems, lights, and other sensitive systems.
The Trustwave researchers plan to discuss vulnerabilities they discovered in several such products during a presentation Thursday at the Black Hat USA security conference in Las Vegas.
One of the more interesting devices they tested was a home automation gateway system called VeraLite that's manufactured by a Hong Kong-based company called Mi Casa Verde.
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