Security News

Surviving in the IoT world: Risks of smart home devices (Help Net Security)
2015-11-06 07:45

Investigating some of the latest Internet-of-Things (IoT) products, Kaspersky Lab researchers have discovered serious threats to the connected home. These include a coffeemaker that exposes the homeow...

Existing security standards do not sufficiently address IoT (Help Net Security)
2015-10-15 07:45

A lack of clarity and standards around Internet of Things (IoT) security is leading to a lack of confidence. According to the UK IT professionals surveyed by ISACA, 75 percent of the security exper...

Unexpectedly benevolent malware improves security of routers, IoT devices (Help Net Security)
2015-10-02 12:30

At this point in time, the existence of a botnet comprising of tens of thousands of compromised routers and other IoT devices is not news. Nevertheless, this latest one mapped by researchers is a spec...