Security News

Stories From Two Years in an IoT Honeypot (Threatpost)
2017-04-14 12:00

A researcher at this year's Security Analyst Summit staged a series of honeypots at his friends’ houses to record IoT traffic, exploit attempts and other statistics.

New Destructive Malware Bricks IoT Devices (Schneier on Security)
2017-04-11 13:22

There's a new malware called BrickerBot that permanently disables vulnerable IoT devices by corrupting their storage capability and reconfiguring kernel parameters. Right now, it targets devices...

Travel Routers, NAS Devices Among Easily Hacked IoT Devices (Threatpost)
2017-04-10 19:04

A researcher poked holes in seven different IoT devices at last week's Security Analyst Summit, including a host of travel routers, NAS devices, and an IP-enabled camera.

IoT devices under attack: Amnesia hijacks, BrickerBot destroys (Help Net Security)
2017-04-10 13:30

Every hour of every day, computer systems and IoT devices are under attack by bots trying to recruit them into growing botnets. Security researchers have recently highlighted two of these threats...

Growing Risk In IoT & Mobile App Security (InfoSecIsland)
2017-04-07 17:44

IoT and mobile app security is at considerable risk, as confusion of who owns security within the development, testing and implementation process remains in question.