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Security researchers have uncovered nine vulnerabilities affecting four TCP/IP stacks impacting more than 100 million consumer and enterprise devices that could be exploited by an attacker to take control of a vulnerable system. "These vulnerabilities relate to Domain Name System implementations, causing either Denial of Service or Remote Code Execution, allowing attackers to take target devices offline or to take control over them," the researchers said.
The 5G IoT market size is projected to grow from $2.6 billion in 2021 to $40.2 billion by 2026, at a Compound Annual Growth Rate of 73.0% during the forecast period, according to MarketsandMarkets. The increasing number of IoT-connected devices and agile networks, network slicing, and private 5G networks among the emerging technologies is expected to shape the future of the 5G IoT market.
Glassbeam announced it is working closely with Deloitte in a strategic ecosystem relationship to meet the urgent business needs of customers in the healthcare IoT analytics sector. Glassbeam and Deloitte will help healthcare organizations drive higher Return on Assets by deploying Glassbeam's Clinsights solution which delivers improved machine uptime and utilization across an entire fleet of medical equipment.
Q4 2020 also brought a 41% increase in encrypted malware detections over the previous quarter and network attacks hit their highest levels since 2018. "The attacks are coming on all fronts, as cybercriminals increasingly leverage fileless malware, cryptominers, encrypted attacks and more, and target users both at remote locations as well as corporate assets behind the traditional network perimeter. Effective security today means prioritising endpoint detection and response, network defences and foundational precautions such as security awareness training and strict patch management."
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.