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IoT Home Inspector Challenge
Help consumers identify and apply the latest IoT security updates
Federal Trade Commission
Total Cash Prizes Offered: $28,000
Type of Challenge: Ideas
Submission Start: 03/01/2017 12:00 PM ET
Submission End: 05/22/2017 12:00 PM ET
Type of Challenge: Ideas
Submission Start: 03/01/2017 12:00 PM ET
Submission End: 05/22/2017 12:00 PM ET
This challenge is externally hosted.
You can view the challenge details here: https://www.ftc.gov/iot-home-inspector-challenge
Description
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) hosted a prize competition that challenged the public to create a technical solution (“tool”) that consumers can use to guard against security vulnerabilities in software found on the Internet of Things (IoT) devices in their homes. The FTC asked for a tool that would, at a minimum, help protect consumers from security vulnerabilities caused by out-of-date software. Contestants had the option of adding features, such as those that would address hard-coded, factory default or easy-to-guess passwords. The prize purse for the competition was up to $25,000 for a winner, with $3,000 available for each honorable mention winner(s). Winners have been announced. Click here for more details about this competition: FTC.gov/IoTHomeInspector.Winner
Steve Castle
BJ Black and Michael Birmingham
Prizes
First PrizeCash Prize Amount: $25000
The agency is offering up to $25,000 for the best technical solution.
Honorable Mention
Cash Prize Amount: $3000
FTC awarded one Honorable Mention prize of $3,000.