Security News

Despite tremendous growth, most IoT projects fail (Help Net Security)
2017-05-24 15:28

60 percent of IoT initiatives stall at the Proof of Concept (PoC) stage and only 26 percent of companies have had an IoT initiative that they considered a complete success. Even worse: a third of...

The privacy threat of IoT device traffic rate metadata (Help Net Security)
2017-05-22 21:33

Even though many IoT devices for smart homes encrypt their traffic, a passive network observer – e.g. an ISP, or a neighborhood WiFi eavesdropper – can infer consumer behavior and sensitive...

WannaCry and IoT: Vendors react (Help Net Security)
2017-05-17 18:28

Among the organizations most gravely affected by the WannaCry ransomware was the UK National Health Service. According to The Sunday Times, 48 NHS organisations were hit, including about 30...

Ready, set, race to the IoT hub (Help Net Security)
2017-05-17 13:30

Battle lines are being drawn. Armies are being marshaled. Territory is being eyed and strategies drawn up with military precision. But this war is about to be fought in your home and the giants...