Security News > 2020 > January > CES 2020: How McAfee's Just in Time jamming technique stops cybercriminals
At CES 2020 in Las Vegas, TechRepublic's Teena Maddox spoke with Security Researcher on McAfee's Advanced Threat Research Team Sam Quinn about McAfee's Just in Time jamming technique and what consumers should keep in mind as they live a more connected lifestyle.
Sam Quinn: We implemented a Just in Time jamming technique for the state sensor of the MyQ garage door device.
Just in Time is a way of jamming where it only jams when it needs to, rather than just drowning out all radio frequencies in the surrounding area.
One of the most ideal scenarios was us creating a small device that's battery operated, that could be a place in the bushes or on the side of your house, and this implements a just in time jamming technique where, as soon as the garage door state sensor transmits its state, we'll jam that from the mobile application from ever receiving it.
This allows us to use this technique to jam the garage door without us being present and helps the attack be more successful.