Security News

Organization must modify the network access policy to address IoT devices (Help Net Security)

2016-09-12 13:05

By 2020, 21 billion of Internet of Things (IoT) devices will be in use worldwide. Of these, close to 6 percent will be in use for industrial IoT applications. However, IT organizations have issues...

#IOT #policy #security

Are all IoT vulnerabilities easily avoidable? (Help Net Security)

2016-09-09 13:15

Every vulnerability or privacy issue reported for consumer connected home and wearable technology products since November 2015 could have been easily avoided, according to the Online Trust...

#IOT #security #vulnerabilities

Mirai Linux Trojan corrals IoT devices into DDoS botnets (Help Net Security)

2016-09-07 13:30

Mirai, a newly discovered and still poorly detected piece of Linux malware, is being used to rope IoT devices into DDoS botnets. Researchers from MalwareMustDie have recently gotten their hands on...

#botnet #ddos #IOT #linux #mirai #security #trojan

Week in review: USBee, DNSSEC abuse, and IoT security research (Help Net Security)

2016-09-03 13:00

Here’s an overview of some of last week’s most interesting news, podcasts and articles: Linux servers hit with FairWare ransomware – or is it just a scam? Victims of the attack find their web...

#IOT #research #security

How a security researcher is tackling IoT security testing (Help Net Security)

2016-09-02 12:20

“A common misconception people in the industry have regarding my work as a security researcher is that I am sharing information that puts businesses at risk. And also, that I spend all day...

#IOT #researcher #security