FTC to announce $25,000 prize for tool that can be used against security vulnerabilities in internet of things systems. FTC wants automatic software updates for IoT devices and up-to-date physical devices. In 2015, FTC awarded $10,500 to developers of an app that could block robocalls. The winners of that contest were Ethan Garr and Bryan Moyles, the co-inventors of the RoboKiller app, both of whom work for TelTech Systems, a communications technology startup.”]
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