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5 biggest IoT security failures of 2018
2018-12-17 19:43

The ubiquity of internet-connected devices has seen a proportional increase in security failures. Here's the most egregious failures of 2018.

Electric Vehicle Charging Stations Open to IoT Attacks
2018-12-14 21:41

Flaws could allow an attacker to stop or start a home charging station, or even change the current in order to start a fire.

Attackers increasingly exploiting vulnerabilities to enlarge their IoT botnets
2018-12-14 07:00

Attackers looking to add IoT devices to their botnets are increasingly adding vulnerability exploitation to their attack arsenal, Netscout researchers warn. Instead on just relying on a list of...

Ayla Networks adds new cellular IoT capabilities to its IoT platform
2018-12-11 03:00

Ayla Networks released a new set of capabilities for its IoT platform that makes it easier and more affordable to build IoT solutions that run over any cellular protocol, including low-power...

Symantec Unveils USB Scanning Station for ICS, IoT Environments
2018-12-05 14:24

Symantec on Wednesday unveiled a new product designed to protect critical infrastructure organizations, including industrial and Internet of Things (IoT) environments, against USB-borne threats. read more

Major flaws uncovered in leading IoT protocols
2018-12-05 06:45

Trend Micro warned organizations to revisit their operational technology (OT) security after finding major design flaws and vulnerable implementations related to two popular machine-to-machine...

Rigado Gateway to use new AWS IoT Greengrass features enabling Bluetooth to cloud integration
2018-12-05 02:00

Internet of Things (IoT) applications and solutions using Bluetooth sensors now have a path from device to the cloud with little to no coding required. Rigado’s Cascade IoT Gateway has integrated...

Yubico integrates YubiHSM 2 with AWS IoT Greengrass to deliver private key and secrets storage
2018-12-04 14:46

Yubico unveiled that the YubiHSM 2 (hardware security module) is qualified for Amazon Web Services (AWS) Internet of Things (IoT) Greengrass Hardware Security Integration. AWS IoT Greengrass...

Will We Get a GDPR for the IoT?
2018-11-28 16:13

It might then be a good idea to imbue IoT security with the kind of weight that the GDPR gives personal data.

IoT security market will hit $9.88B by 2025, as privacy issues abound
2018-11-26 16:19

As IoT devices flood the market, consumers are pushing for more privacy initiatives, according to recent Grand View Research report.