Minnov8 Gang 225 – I Am Haunting Your Smarthome

Hosts: Steve Borsch, Tim Elliott and Phil Wilson (Graeme Thickins is off this week).
Music: Association  Artist: John Gilliat  Brought to us by the podsafe Music Alley.

Discussed During the Show:

• Minnesota Stories
  • Twin Cities tech firm raises $2.5M
    • Infobionics website
    • Infobionics press release on CIA-backed venture (PDF)
  • Deluxe Corp. Buys Mktg. Firm For $27M As Profits Rise
• Around the ‘Net
  • Stephen Gillett’s Rise From CIO Of Starbucks To COO Of Symantec
  • Google reveals Chromecast: video streaming to your TV from any device for $35
    • Why Chromecast is such a big deal for Google, and a threat to Apple
  • When ‘Smart Homes’ Get Hacked: I Haunted A Stranger’s House Via The Internet
    • Rethinking Security for the Internet of Things (Harvard Business Review)
    • The Internet of Things Has Arrived–And So Have Massive Security Issues
    • SmartThings security architecture is open, but secure (e.g., uses OAUTH2 to authenticate/authorize external API access; end-user has to authorize)
    • How to pronounce “Linux”
• Gang Mentality: Why do sites this ugly still exist?
  • KSTP.com and TwinCities.com
• Steve’s Security Tip of the Week: Keep Your Data Safe
  • Feds put heat on Web firms for master encryption keys
  • TrueCrypt: Free open-source disk encryption for Win 7/Vista/XP, Mac OS X, & Linux
    • What is TrueCrypt?
    • Beginner’s Tutorial
  • Twit.tv Show: Know How 53 – OwnCloud
  • How I Created My Own Personal Cloud Using BitTorrent, Owncloud & Raspberry Pi

Upcoming Events:

• CoderDojo, July 27, 2013, 2pm – 4pm, Clockwork Active Media Systems
• Startup School Minnesota, Friday, August 2, 2013 from 8am – 4:30pm
• Ed Jam Twin Cities, August 16-18, 8am – 5pm, Dev Jam Studio
• Grace Hopper / Women in Computing, October 2 – 5, 7am – 5pm
  • Who was Grace Hopper?
• Life Science Lean-In, MinneAnalytics Forum, Friday, October 11, 2013 (all day)
• Cyber Security Summit 2013, October 22-23

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