Tag: Cybersecurity
Connected transportation is lucrative but vulnerable, says ABI Research
As transportation becomes an increasingly connected industry, cyber-based vulnerabilities make the infrastructure that supports it weak and prone to exploitation, according to ABI Research.
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Trend Micro launches $100 million venture fund with focus on IoT
Japanese cybersecurity software specialist Trend Micro has launched a $100 million corporate venture fund targeting start-ups in growing markets, such as the Internet of...
Entropy: a shot in the arm for IoT security?
The IoT has security issues, a history of weak encryption keys and inadequate provisioning and planning for data protection and lock-down. Okay, so you...
Half of US companies hit by IoT security breaches, says survey
Almost half of all companies in the US using an IoT network have been the victims of recent security breaches, according to a survey.
The survey...
Pace of IoT innovation adds to security woes, says survey
Nearly three quarters (72 percent) of senior IT professionals say that the pace of innovation in IoT and varying standards for security are making...
Bullguard CEO: “A safer smart home shouldn’t be complicated.”
In an exclusive interview with Internet of Business, Bullguard CEO Paul Lipman discusses his smart home security vision for the company.
A few months back, Paul...
BullGuard Dojo: Bow to your IoT sensei
BullGuard has launched its Dojo smart home cybersecurity product. Billed as an enterprise-grade, consumer-level product, Dojo aims to lock down and protect IoT devices such as smart...
IoT security: A failure to plan is planning to fail
Flickering lightbulbs, scary Barbie dolls, infected computer networks and the threat of whole cities out of action. This could be the brave new world of the...
What does the NHS ransomware attack mean for IoT in healthcare?
Last Friday, one of the biggest ransomware outbreaks in history infected over 200,000 machines in more than 150 countries. From FedEx to Telefónica, companies...
BrickerBot ‘creator’ claims two million IoT devices have been destroyed
BrickerBot, a piece of malware designed to damage insecure IoT devices so badly that they become useless, has now 'bricked' as many as two million devices, according...
Honeywell introduces industrial cybersecurity software to tackle USB threats
Industrial automation company Honeywell Process Solutions (HPS) has developed cybersecurity software to protect industrial facilities from USB-borne threats.
'Removable media' like USBs are part and...
Search Lab finds numerous flaws in AVTech cameras and DVRs
According to researchers from security company Search Lab in Hungary, malware has targeted numerous flaws in internet-connected security cameras and digital video recorders.
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