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A research firm has released details of vulnerabilities in some of Western Digital's MyCloud devices, after having waited in vain for the manufacturer to issue patches.

Helium filled drives were the province of data centres for their reliability, speed, low power and lower cooling properties. Now WD has bought the technology to the consumer, prosumer and SOHO space.

The Internet of Things can refer to any device that connects to the internet or via Wi-Fi or Ethernet in a network. In this case routers and other connected devices. This is an overview of network connected devices I have reviewed or things I think meet the ‘pretty’ good specifications.

WD’s innovative hybrid, networked attached, and cloud accessible storage devices, have sold 1.6 million units and have 5 million registered users since launch. It has changed the way consumers and small business store and access content.

Cloud – in its most basic form – is about using the internet to store and retrieve data. Cloud can be anywhere, using any storage device and has many providers e.g. SkyDrive, Dropbox, iCloud, Google Drive, and Amazon et al.