Internet of Things
Cost savings drive businesses to the cloud
A survey of C-Level senior executives, developers and other industry delegates has found that 72% of respondents identified cost as the key benefit of using the cloud for the …
Hikvision DVRs sporting bugs that allow device hijacking
A while back, SANS ISC CTO Johannes Ullrich discovered that cybercrooks were targeting Hikvision Digital Video Recorders (DVRs) in order to infect them with bitcoin-mining …
Toshiba and Cisco to collaborate on new ways to utilize IoT
Toshiba and Cisco are collaborating on new ways to utilize the Internet of Everything that can dramatically improve processes, productivity and experiences in manufacturing, …
The most unpopular person in the room
That’s me. At least I was the week I wrote this. I had the wonderful opportunity to speak at a number of conferences that were not solely related to security. It was …
The biggest challenges around connected devices
Few European IT departments or workplaces are ready for the invasion of wearable technology and other connected devices. According to a 110-country survey of ISACA members who …
Vigilance and the Enterprise of Things
Most enterprises allow BYOD in their environment, with varying levels of supervision. Typically, these are tablets and smartphones but the number of other Internet of Things …
Internet of Things to reach 30 billion devices in 2020
While most everyone agrees that the Internet of Things (IoT) is poised for explosive growth and represents boundless opportunities – billions of connected things driving …
Mitigations for Spike DDoS toolkit-powered attacks
Akamai Technologies released, through the company’s Prolexic Security Engineering & Response Team (PLXsert), a new cybersecurity threat advisory that alerts …
Internet of Things to make CISOs redefine security efforts
By year-end 2017, over 20 percent of enterprises will have digital security services devoted to protecting business initiatives using devices and services in the Internet of …
Typical home to contain 500 smart devices by 2022
The falling cost of adding sensing and communications to consumer products will mean that a typical family home, in a mature affluent market, could contain several hundred …
Securing networks in the Internet of Things era
We all know that the Internet of Things (IoT) is coming, and it’s going to change everything. Its sheer scale alone is almost mind-boggling: Gartner reckons that the …
The dangers of backdoor passwords
In an increasingly connected world, backdoor passwords have large implications on the Internet of Things, the medical world and industrial control systems. While you might …
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