Internet of Things
How neighbors could spy on smart homes
Even with strong wireless encryption, privacy in connected homes may be thinner than expected. A new study from Leipzig University shows that someone in an adjacent apartment …
When everything’s connected, everything’s at risk
In this Help Net Security interview, Ken Deitz, CISO at Brown & Brown, discusses how the definition of cyber risk has expanded beyond IT to include IoT, OT, and broader …
Predicting DDoS attacks: How deep learning could give defenders an early warning
Distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks remain one of the most common and disruptive forms of cybercrime. Defenders have traditionally focused on detecting these attacks …
Attackers are coming for drug formulas and patient data
In the pharmaceutical industry, clinical trial data, patient records, and proprietary drug formulas are prime targets for cybercriminals. These high-value assets make the …
Connected cars are smart, convenient, and open to cyberattacks
Consumers are concerned about vulnerabilities in their vehicles, which directly impacts purchasing behavior and brand loyalty, according to RunSafe Security. Vehicles now run …
LLMs at the edge: Rethinking how IoT devices talk and act
Anyone who has set up a smart home knows the routine: one app to dim the lights, another to adjust the thermostat, and a voice assistant that only understands exact phrasing. …
NIST finalizes lightweight cryptography standard for small devices
The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has finalized a lightweight cryptography standard to protect even the smallest networked devices from cyberattacks. …
What the Matter 1.4.2 update means for smart home security
Matter is built on the idea that smart home devices should be secure, reliable, and easy to use. It is based on Internet Protocol (IP), which allows devices, mobile apps, and …
Industrial security is on shaky ground and leaders need to pay attention
44% of industrial organizations claim to have strong real-time cyber visibility, but nearly 60% have low to no confidence in their OT and IoT threat detection capabilities, …
Strategies to secure long-life IoT devices
In this Help Net Security interview, Rob ter Linden, CISO at Signify, discusses priorities for CISOs working on IoT security, including the need for compliant infrastructure, …
GPS tracker detection made easy with off-the-shelf hardware
Cyberstalkers are increasingly turning to cheap GPS trackers to secretly monitor people in real time. These devices, which often cost less than $30 and run on 4G LTE networks, …
Millions of Android devices roped into Badbox 2.0 botnet. Is yours among them?
Millions of Internet-of-Things (IoT) devices running the open-source version of the Android operating system are part of the Badbox 2.0 botnet, the FBI has warned. Cyber …