Security News

The early IoT gets the worm (Help Net Security)
2016-12-07 13:15

Five days after the start of World War I, Sir Edward Grey, British Foreign Secretary, remarked to a close friend, “The lights are going out all over Europe, we shall not see them lit again in our...

Week in review: PoisonTap compromises locked computers, how hackers will exploit IoT in 2017 (Help Net Security)
2016-11-20 13:00

Here’s an overview of some of last week’s most interesting news, podcasts, reviews and articles: Researchers reveal WiFi-based mobile password discovery attack A group of researchers has come up...

Business strategy and innovation framework for the industrial IoT (Help Net Security)
2016-11-18 12:30

The Industrial Internet Consortium (IIC), the global, member-supported organization that promotes the accelerated growth of the Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT), announced the publication of...

Regulation May Be Best Answer to IoT Insecurity (Threatpost)
2016-11-16 18:10

Technologists, including Bruce Schneier, testifying before a House committee today on IoT security said that regulation could be the only answer to solving existing vulnerabilities.

Consumer and business perspectives on IoT, augmented reality risks (Help Net Security)
2016-11-14 14:00

As every business becomes a digital business, the spread of technology such as augmented reality (AR) and Internet of Things (IoT) devices can add significant business value and personal...

Apocalypse now: The IoT DDoS threat (Help Net Security)
2016-11-08 13:15

One of the things you learn about humanity, if you’re paying attention, is that “gold rushes” bring out the worse in us. When there are no constraints and there is a greed motivator, people will...

Research into IoT Security Is Finally Legal (Schneier on Security)
2016-11-07 11:33

For years, the DMCA has been used to stifle legitimate research into the security of embedded systems. Finally, the research exemption to the DMCA is in effect (for two years, but we can hope...