Security News

IoT Ransomware Against Austrian Hotel (Schneier on Security)
2017-01-31 14:49

Attackers held an Austrian hotel network for ransom, demanding $1800 in Bitcoin to unlock the network. Among other things, the locked network wouldn't allow any of the guests to open their hotel...

IoT MSSPs market revenues to top $11 billion in 2021 (Help Net Security)
2017-01-25 12:30

Industrial applications are set to be the core focus for IoT Managed Security Service Providers (MSSPs) with ABI Research forecasting overall market revenues to increase fivefold and top $11...

Growing risk associated with mobile and IoT application security (Help Net Security)
2017-01-19 12:45

Despite widespread concern about the security of mobile and Internet of Things applications, organizations are ill-prepared for the risks they pose, according to research conducted by the Ponemon...

Law Enforcement Access to IoT Data (Schneier on Security)
2017-01-11 12:22

In the first of what will undoubtedly be a large number of battles between companies that make IoT devices and the police, Amazon is refusing to comply with a warrant demanding data on what its...

Worldwide IoT spending to reach $1.29 trillion in 2020 (Help Net Security)
2017-01-09 12:30

Worldwide IoT spending is forecast to reach $737 billion in 2016 as organizations invest in the hardware, software, services, and connectivity that enable the IoT. According to IDC, global IoT...

IoT Trust Framework: The foundation for future IoT certification programs (Help Net Security)
2017-01-05 14:30

The Online Trust Alliance (OTA) released its updated IoT Trust Framework. Serving as a product development and risk assessment guide for developers, purchasers and retailers of Internet of things...

FTC Issues Public Challenge to Improve IoT Patching (Threatpost)
2017-01-04 20:44

The FTC announced the IoT Home Inspector Challenge, a contest with the goal of coming up with a patching solution fit for consumer-grade connected devices used in the home.

New Call to Regulate IoT Security By Design (Threatpost)
2016-12-08 16:27

A D.C. think tank recommends regulations that mandate IoT security by design before attacks infiltrate critical infrastructure, financial and health care organizations.