Security News

Security and costs holding back those looking to implement IoT projects
2017-12-05 18:34

While 94% of IT professionals from organisations that are undertaking Internet of Things (IoT) initiatives say they need to invest in IoT over the next 12 months in order to stay competitive, most...

AWS allows customers to manage and protect IoT devices
2017-11-30 13:54

Amazon Web Services (AWS) announced six significant services and capabilities for connected devices at the edge. AWS IoT 1-Click, AWS IoT Device Management, AWS IoT Device Defender, AWS IoT...

IoT, Android Botnets Emerge as Powerful DDoS Tools: Akamai
2017-11-28 22:17

Distributed denial of service (DDoS) attacks observed during the third quarter employed familiar vectors, but a newcomer that made headlines for abusing Android devices is expected to evolve, a...

Criminals leverage unsecured IoT devices, DDoS attacks surge
2017-11-20 16:24

Organizations experienced an average of 237 DDoS attack attempts per month during Q3 2017 – equivalent to 8 DDoS attack attempts every day – as hackers strive to take their organisations offline...

Infosec expert viewpoint: IoT security initiatives
2017-11-15 14:40

IoT went quickly from buzzword to mainstream, and connected devices have become common in households and enterprises around the globe. A worrying lack of regulation has fueled a plethora of...

Hackers Hacking Hackers: IoT Attack Script Embedded With Backdoor
2017-11-10 14:34

Hackers hack hackers. There's no surprise there. Big fish eat little fish. In the past, money mule recruiters have been known to use their recruitment adverts as a lure to get targets to visit a...

Hacker Distributes Backdoored IoT Vulnerability Scanning Script to Hack Script Kiddies
2017-11-08 22:55

Nothing is free in this world. If you are searching for free hacking tools on the Internet, then beware—most freely available tools, claiming to be the swiss army knife for hackers, are nothing...

IoT is Insecure, Get Over It! Say Researchers
2017-11-08 20:29

Security experts Charlie Miller and Chris Valasek, contemplate the larger universe of the Internet of things and security.

IoT anxiety is consuming security professionals
2017-11-08 13:30

A new survey conducted by Forrester Consulting unveiled that security and LoB leaders are experiencing high levels of anxiety due to IoT/OT security concerns, largely due to the negative business...

IoT Devices: A Security-By-Design Approach
2017-11-01 12:48

As the explosive growth of the internet of things continues, it's essential to take a structured approach to implement security-by-design with secure coding and end-to-end encryption of data, says...