Security News

The explosive growth of the IoT security market (Help Net Security)
2016-07-13 13:00

The IoT security market is estimated to grow from USD 7.90 billion in 2016 to USD 36.95 billion by 2021, at a CAGR of 36.1%, according to MarketsandMarkets. The major forces driving the IoT...

IoT Medical Devices: A Prescription for Disaster (Threatpost)
2016-07-11 15:31

Hospitals are on the IoT device vanguard revolutionizing patient care, but they are also huge targets for hackers targeting unsecure IoT medical devices.

Netherlands, South Korea get nationwide IoT network (Help Net Security)
2016-07-05 19:23

In the space of a week, the Netherlands and South Korea got their own, nationwide IoT network. Late last week, Dutch telecom KPN announced that its LoRa (Long Range) network has been made...

LizardStresser IoT Botnet Part of 400Gbps DDoS Attacks (Threatpost)
2016-06-30 23:00

LizardStresser botnet hijacks 1,300 internet-accessible video cameras, enlisting them as pawns in 400Gbps DDoS attacks targeting Brazilian banks and several U.S. gaming firms.

Conficker Used in New Wave of Hospital IoT Device Attacks (Threatpost)
2016-06-30 15:48

Conficker returns from obsolescence to help hijack medical devices and steal patient records.