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1 3 Tuesday, February 4, 2020 EdTech Show Daily own esports arena or premier Personal Gaming Environment. "We've redesigned Sentinel from the ground up to fit today's gamer. Sentinel's market is just as likely to be gamers com- peting in esports or creating online con- tent related to games they play as they are to be casual gamers meeting up with friends to game together in the same room," said John Smith, co-Founder of GAEMS. "Because of this, we packed the most performance possible into our TSA-friendly design. Players can now spend their time focusing on increasing their gamer scores and achievements instead of worrying about downtime." Total immersion begins with a high quality, low-latency IPS panel and GAEMS (Cont'd. from p. 4) Sentinel's integrated 17.3" FHD Anti- Glare IPS panel delivers the 1920 x 1080 Full HD experience at 60HZ. Plug your favorite headset into the Sentinel's 3.5mm audio output jack or just crank up the sound with GAEMS onboard sound- stage which includes individually cham- bered 3W stereo speakers specifically tuned for great gaming audio. TSA- friendly dimensions means Sentinel fits overhead carry-on requirements for most airlines. Gaming and Entertainment Mobile Systems is a U.S. company created by gamers, for gamers. GAEMS is known for consistently producing top quality products including the Vanguard, Sentry, M155 and M240 performance gaming monitors and other gaming accessories. Cognitive, Plume and Qualcomm Partner with Stanley Black & Decker Cognitive Systems Corp., Plume and Qualcomm Technologies announced their partnership with Stanley Black & Decker in the creation of its ground- breaking Omni security product. Omni's unique capabilities are enabled by Cognitive Systems' Aura WiFi Motion technology, Plume's cognitive service curation platform, OpenSync device soft- ware stack and Qualcomm's advanced Qualcomm Mesh Networking Platform. The result is a self-install security and motion detection system that alerts end users to motion in and around their homes and businesses without the priva- cy risks, set-up hassles or high costs that come with security cameras and sensors. The collaboration between the four organizations is an unprecedented step towards creating a truly cognitive, smart home or business. "We are very pleased to be working closely with these great companies and integrating our Aura WiFi Motion soft- ware with their solutions. With more than 35 patents granted, we are very well posi- tioned to disrupt the smart home industry by providing motion detection for securi- ty applications and elder care, and most notably, the vital context needed to make a truly smart home," said Taj Manku, co- Founder and Chief Executive Officer at Cognitive Systems. "Our WiFi Motion software stack allows Stanley Black & Decker's Omni to provide motion detec- tion coverage across an entire home or business, without cameras, so that users know their locations and loved ones are safe and secure." Cognitive Systems' Aura WiFi Motion technology uses unique radio fre- quency (RF) sensing technology that can "see" and interpret WiFi signals. On top of this RF sensing, Cognitive Systems uses predictive analytics for reliable and accurate detection and localization of motion. Cognitive's solution integrates with OpenSync, an open source embedded software that allows partners like Cognitive to launch applications to a ready-made audience across millions of homes. OpenSync intelligently processes data collected by Omni in the Plume Cloud and enables new services to be deployed, managed and supported. "As the IoT landscape changes with more devices and use-cases, customers are increasingly looking for new service providers to enter the home and bring new solutions over-the-top," said Tyson Marian, Chief Commercial Officer at Plume. "Omni is a great example of how we enable partners to provide new WiFi applications and monetize their services leveraging our existing service portfolio to deliver performance and insightful data at scale." Omni by Stanley Black & Decker will be available for purchase in the sum- mer of 2019. "Our goal is to provide our customers with a security product that provides true peace of mind," said Spencer Maid, Vice President, Breakthrough Innovation at Stanley Black & Decker. "Cognitive Systems' Aura WiFi Motion technology, combined with Adaptive WiFi™ delivered through Plume's cognitive service curation plat- form, allows true interoperability between IoT devices to ensure motion is monitored and interpreted effectively, enabling customers to not only protect their homes and businesses, but also keep their privacy intact." "As evidenced by the rapid prolifer- ation of connected devices in the home over the last few years, consumers are on the precipice of a new era in smart home technology," said Gopi Sirineni, Vice President, Product Management, Qualcomm Technologies, Inc. "We are excited to be working alongside Cognitive Systems, Plume and Stanley Black & Decker as they adopt emerging wireless technologies like RF sensing and mesh networking to deliver these innovative new applications to estab- lished industries like home and business security." About Cognitive Systems Cognitive Systems Corp., is on a mission to transform the way WiFi networks are used. Its flagship technology, Aura WiFi Motion, uses wireless signals to detect motion in the home. Aura WiFi Motion harnesses machine learning and predic- tive analytics to reliably identify and localize motion for home monitoring, remote monitoring and energy manage- ment. This patented technology is lay- ered onto existing WiFi networks, with- out adding any new hardware, to enhance security service provider and router man- ufacturer offerings. About Stanley Black & Decker Stanley Black & Decker is a $13 billion revenue, $20-plus billion market capital- ization, purpose-driven industrial organi- zation. Stanley Black & Decker has 58,000 employees in more than 60 coun- tries and operates the world's largest tools and storage business, the world's second largest commercial electronic security company, a leading engineered fastening business as well as Oil & Gas and Infrastructure businesses. The company's iconic brands include BLACK+DECK- ER, Bostitch, CRAFTSMAN, DEWALT, FACOM, Irwin, Lenox, Porter Cable and Stanley. Stanley Black & Decker is a company for the makers and innovators, the craftsmen and the caregivers, and those doing the hard work to make the world a better place. Learn more at www.stanleyblackanddecker.com. About Plume Plume is the pioneer of Adaptive WiFi, the world's first self-optimizing WiFi delivering reliable and consistent Internet experience to every corner of the home, and the original designer and inventor of WiFi Pods and SuperPods. Plume is driven by the Plume Cloud, a powerful cloud-based control plane, enabling the most advanced, resilient home WiFi solution due to its ability to dynamically adapt and respond to changing network loads and interfer- ence. An open source common soft- ware, OpenSync can be integrated into third party hardware for connection to the Plume Cloud. Plume's cognitive service curation platform enables a rich set of modern digital services for the home which can run-on third-party hardware platforms and be deployed at massive scale. Visit www.plume.com and www.platform.plume.com. Security Concerns for Growing IoT Ecosystem By Bodil Josefsson, Head of IoT Security at Ericsson As an IoT network grows in size and complexity, so grows the attack surface and its vulnerability to advanced and per- sistent threats (APT). The number of con- nected devices is forecasted to reach 20 billion by 2023 (www.ericsson.com/en/ mobility-report/reports/november-2017). This is a growing nightmare for both service providers trying to keep their net- works secure, as well as for the enterpris- es collecting data from all the devices. Security must be a top priority for all stakeholders whose technology is a part of an IoT network. It must be taken into consideration from the start and cannot be an afterthought. This includes the service providers who need to maintain secure uptime to meet service level agreements as well as the device manu- facturers who'd like to avoid having their products mentioned in the next round of botnet headlines. Responsibility also lies with all parties in between, such as the organizations managing and gathering data from all the connected devices. Here are the top four security con- cerns for our customers as they form end- to-end, IoT security strategies. How will I manage identity and access management? Humans are not the only entities subject to identity and access management (IAM) requirements. Devices and appli- cations that access network resources need to have the legitimacy of their con- nection requests verified as well as to what databases they want to connect. Any device out in the wild – whether it's a tablet or a sensor – in the wrong hands can be used to access an organiza- tion's network. Should a breach occur, fail-safes need to be put in place to control and limit the damage an attacker can cause. How do I ensure my data's integrity? Data is the lifeblood of any organ- ization. Collecting data and converting it into actionable intelligence is one of the key purposes of Internet of Things. The integrity of data is paramount, as is the need to ensure it is not manipulated while in-use, in-transit or at-rest. Also, personal data is particularly important to protect and should always be encrypted. How can I stay ahead if no IoT network can be 100 percent secure? Unfortunately, all stakeholders in an IoT ecosystem, including consumers and end- users, have to accept the fact that no IoT network will ever be able to achieve 100 percent security. There are simply too many potential access points and other vul- nerabilities. However, this does not relieve any party of the responsibility they have to maintain security best practices. How can automation help me keep up? IoT networks and the volume of devices comprising them all require management. No human has the capacity to manually accomplish this, thus requiring automation and machine learning to assist that person. Providing IT teams with the tools they will need to man- age a large and complex network and min- imize its attack surface is critical. Any CISO knows, when it comes to an attack, it's no longer a matter of "if," but "when." Being well-prepared for an attack will go a long way to speeding the recovery process and ensuring business continuity. While it may be impossible to completely secure an IoT environment, paying attention to these four areas is a good starting point to achieving end-to- end security. For more information, visit www .ericsson.com.