Security News

13% of SMBs have experienced an IoT-based attack (Help Net Security)
2017-09-08 13:36

One in four companies have already experienced a ransomware attack and one in eight have dealt with an IoT-based attack, according to Arctic Wolf Networks. As mid-market companies continue to...

Need to Jumpstart IoT Security? Consider Segmentation (Security Week)
2017-08-31 12:26

The Internet of Things (IoT) holds great promise for business collaboration and innovation through connections unimaginable a decade ago. read more

IoT Device Hit by Credential Attack Every Two Minutes: Experiment (Security Week)
2017-08-29 17:19

Internet of Things (IoT) botnets such as Mirai might not be in the headlines as often as they were several months ago, but the threat posed by insecure IoT devices is as high as before, a recent...

Telnet Credential Leak Reinforces Bleak State of IoT Security (Threatpost)
2017-08-29 15:22

The disclosure and recent analysis of thousands of leaked telnet credentials paints a bleak picture of the state of IoT security.

Thousands of IoT Devices Impacted by Published Credentials List (Security Week)
2017-08-28 15:52

Over 1,700 Internet of Things (IoT) devices worldwide are potentially exposed to hackers after a list containing their IPs and default login credentials emerged on Pastebin.com. read more

Calling Telnet: Effort Focuses on Fixing IoT Devices (InfoRiskToday)
2017-08-28 13:48

List of Credentials Causes Worry Over Mirai ReduxA list of weak credentials for vulnerable Internet of Things devices has prompted a new effort to notify their owners. The fear is of another mass,...

Race is On To Notify Owners After Public List of IoT Device Credentials Published (Threatpost)
2017-08-26 12:20

A list of device IPs and credentials has gone viral since Thursday, kicking off an effort by researchers to notify the owners of these connected devices before they're hacked.

Leak of >1,700 valid passwords could make the IoT mess much worse (ArsTechnica)
2017-08-25 19:40

List of unsecured devices lived in obscurity since June. Now, it's going mainstream.

Industrial Cobots Might Be The Next Big IoT Security Mess (Threatpost)
2017-08-22 12:00

Researchers at IOActive are sounding an early alarm on the security of industrial collaboration robots, or cobots. These machines work side-by-side with people and contain vulnerabilities that...

US, China and the UK are top regions affected by IoT security threats (Help Net Security)
2017-08-16 12:55

In the Internet of Things (IoT) ecosystem today, cyberattacks are becoming more diverse and sophisticated with cybercriminals taking over home network routers to launch attacks on smart home...