Internet of Things
Why the next wave of cybersecurity talent won’t have a ‘security’ job title
Over the past five years, we’ve witnessed the state of cybersecurity become chaotic – and, quite frankly, grim – across a variety of industries. Hotels, financial …
How a digital pathology solution secures patient data
Dutch tech company Philips recently announced that its digital pathology solutions have been certified for compliance with the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) security …
Security concerns over connected devices mask the greater threat
The popular and sometimes controversial Shodan search engine made some changes recently that drew attention mostly of the latter variety. If you are not familiar with Shodan, …
Hotel replaces light switches with insecure Android tablets
Here’s another documented instance for the “insecure Internet of Things” annals, courtesy of CoreOS security developer Matthew Garrett. Garrett, who’s …
Hacking Internet-connected trucks and buses
Among the things one can find with Shodan, the search engine for the Internet of Things, are trucks, buses and delivery vans that have been equipped with the Telematics …
Sophisticated threats dictate future response strategies
Trend Micro released its annual security roundup report which dissects the most significant security incidents from 2015. The research confirms attackers are now bolder, …
IoT adoption is driving the use of Platform as a Service
The widespread adoption of the Internet of Things (IoT) is driving platform as a service (PaaS) utilization. Gartner predicts that, by 2020, more than 50 percent of all new …
Researcher demonstrates hijacking of police drone
A security researcher has demonstrated to the RSA Conference crowd how he – or anyone, for that matter – can take over control of a drone used by the Dutch police …
Barracuda showcases new firewall for IoT applications and deployments
At RSA Conference, Barracuda announced it has expanded its next-generation firewall product family with the addition of the new Barracuda NextGen Firewall S-Series, which is …
Weak default credentials, command injection bug found in building operation software
A vulnerability in servers programmed with Schneider Electric’s StruxureWare Building Operation software can be exploited by a low-skilled, remote attacker to gain access to …
Ten technologies to unlock the full potential of the Internet of Things
Gartner has highlighted the top 10 Internet of Things (IoT) technologies that should be on every organization’s radar through the next two years. “The IoT demands …
IoT wishes for RSA Conference 2016
With so many questions to be answered on the future of security and IoT, I’m happy to see that, once again, it’s that special time of the year when the collective movers and …
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