Security News

Week in review: PKI and IoT, Facebook’s trust crisis, understanding email fraud
2018-03-26 02:00

Here’s an overview of some of last week’s most interesting news and articles: Top cybersecurity evasion and exfiltration techniques used by attackers SS8 released its 2018 Threat Rewind Report,...

Worldwide IoT security spending to reach $1.5 billion in 2018
2018-03-22 12:30

IoT-based attacks are already a reality. A recent CEB, now Gartner, survey found that nearly 20 percent of organizations observed at least one IoT-based attack in the past three years. To protect...

UK govt wants IoT manufacturers to take responsability for security
2018-03-08 13:49

The UK government aims to shift the burden of securing IoT devices away from consumers and put the onus of securing them squarely on the manufacturers. “Poorly secured devices threaten...

How can IoT stakeholders mitigate the risk of life-threatening cyberattacks?
2018-03-07 12:45

With an estimated 20 billion Internet-connected devices set to appear in our homes and offices by the end of the decade, future cyberattacks will dwarf what we’ve seen to date. These connected...

IoT Security Disconnect: As Attacks Spike, Device Patching Still Lags
2018-03-06 17:43

More than half of businesses have faced IoT-related attacks, yet only a third consider IoT cyber security “very important.”

Is your IoT strategy creating security holes?
2018-03-02 14:00

Although most organizations plan to increase adoption of IoT into operations, only 28 percent consider security strategies specific to IoT as “very important.” Anticipated timeframe for an IoT...

How to Shield Against IoT Security Threats
2018-02-28 12:14

While politicians and security experts are constantly warning about the risk of cyber-attacks, they rarely, if ever, mention the risks associated with the Internet of Things (IoT). They should,...

IoT Devices: Reducing the Risks
2018-02-27 18:33

Attorney Steven Teppler, who recently wrote a report that addresses risks related to the internet of things, offers insights on risk management steps organizations in all sectors must take as IoT...