{"id":55931,"date":"2017-01-06T14:37:04","date_gmt":"2017-01-06T14:37:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pcmatic.com\/blog\/?p=55931"},"modified":"2017-01-06T14:37:04","modified_gmt":"2017-01-06T14:37:04","slug":"ftc-offers-25k-iot-security-program","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pcmatic.com\/blog\/ftc-offers-25k-iot-security-program\/","title":{"rendered":"FTC Offers 25K For IoT Security Program"},"content":{"rendered":"<h4>WANTED: IoT Security Program<\/h4>\n<p>The Federal Trade Commission has offered a $25,000 prize to developers who are able to create a security platform for Internet of Things (IoT) devices.\u00a0 Why?\u00a0 Because these devices are highly unprotected.\u00a0 When developing the latest smart TV, nanny cam, or home security devices, developers rarely think\u00a0about hackers.\u00a0 The issue of non-existent security solutions for the IoT devices has been clear for quite some time.\u00a0 However, after <a 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