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With the acceleration of digital transformation and convergence of IT and operational technology networks, Internet of Things and Industrial IoT devices are becoming essential tools for companies in sectors including oil and gas, energy, utilities, manufacturing, pharmaceuticals, and food and beverage. To address the rising use and risk associated with IoT devices, the IoT Cybersecurity Improvement Act was officially signed into law on December 4, 2020.
Tripwire announced the results of a research report that assessed the security of connected devices across enterprise environments in 2021. Conducted by Dimensional Research, the survey evaluated the opinions of 312 security professionals that manage the security of internet of things and industrial internet of things devices across their organization.
Optiv Security unveiled its Enterprise Internet of Things Lab in response to a growing and ever-present pain point for client security leaders - the proliferation of IoT devices on organizational networks. Show organizations how to discover IoT devices present in their environment, assess devices for vulnerabilities, and mitigate outstanding security issues.
Under this partnership, Medigate's IoT security platform will integrate with Rapid7 InsightVM and Nexpose vulnerability management systems, allowing HDOs, clinics and other HIPAA-covered entities a secure way to manage connected assets. "Todd Felker, director of information security at Torrance Memorial Medical Center commented,"The integration between Rapid7 and Medigate is crucial and helps on both fronts.
A ransomware attack on leading internet-of-things manufacturer Sierra Wireless this week ground its production activity to a halt and froze various other internal operations. The ransomware attack first hit on March 20, pushing the company's IT systems offline and halting production across its manufacturing sites.
AVSystem announced integration of the Coiote IoT Device Management service with both Microsoft Azure IoT Hub and Amazon Web Services IoT Core via Lightweight M2M. Coiote is the first IoT device management platform in the industry to provide support for constrained IoT devices at scale for both cloud providers. This opens new opportunities for creating IoT services over low-power wide area network within Azure and AWS. By combining device energy savings and lower data consumption with existing cloud services, enterprises can reduce time to market and decrease costs for deploying IoT solutions and managing IoT operations.
The IoT M2M Council announced that Microsoft has joined the Council, a trade group that fosters a community of 25,000 qualified IoT users. The Microsoft Azure IoT Engineering group will use the IMC as a platform to stay in closer contact with enterprise users and product makers that are deploying IoT technology.
Sierra Wireless, a world-leading IoT solutions provider, today disclosed a ransomware attack that forced it to halt production at all manufacturing sites. The ransomware attack hit Sierra Wireless' internal network over the weekend, on March 20.
WeBee's No-Code End-to-End Solution Builder running on Microsoft Azure, operating on the LoRaWAN protocol and leveraging Semtech LoRa devices simplifies the development of enterprise IoT use cases including industrial remote monitoring, smart farming, and smart cities. The Webee platform provides unique tools to accelerate and facilitate IoT including no-code Cloud services, visual drag and drop integration, and a natural language ask feature.
Cylera announced the company secured $10 million in Series A funding, led by Concord Health Partners and Maverick Ventures. With the Series A close, Cylera brings the company's total funding to $17 million with investment from Concord Health Partners, Maverick Ventures, Contour Venture Partners, Two Sigma Ventures, Dreamit Ventures, Great Oaks Venture Capital, Red Bear Angels and Samsung NEXT. "Over the past year there has been a further acceleration of the digitalization and adoption of IoT devices across hospitals, pharmaceutical companies, biotech, life sciences and manufacturing, which can decrease operational risk and increase efficiencies," said Timur Ozekcin, Co-founder and CEO of Cylera.