Tag: ddos
IoT security: Government unveils Code of Practice – but it’s voluntary
Internet of Business says
The UK government has launched a new voluntary Code of Practice for the manufacturers of Internet of Things devices, with the...
Vendors, users ignoring IoT security in rush to market – report
Report warns of lax security among IoT users, and blames manufacturers for coding decade-old flaws into IoT devices.
A new report has found that there...
Three plead guilty in US to developing Mirai botnet
Hackers go up before US federal court charged with creating Mirai botnet used in massive DDoS attacks.
Three men have pleaded guilty to creating the...
DDoS attacks almost double with IoT as target, says Corero
A 91 per cent increase is recorded in DDoS activity as criminals seize on unsecured IoT devices to launch attacks, according to Corero.
Businesses are...
US senators introduce bill to tackle IoT device security
A bipartisan group of US senators have introduced legislation to address cyber vulnerabilities in the burgeoning IoT device market.
The Internet of Things Cybersecurity Improvement...
Is it time to protect IoT data with blockchain?
With the rise of ransomware and other cyber hacks, how might blockchain technology be used to mitigate and manage threats to the IoT, asks...
IoT malware doubled in 2016, says report from Kaspersky
The amount of malware targeting IoT devices more than doubled in 2016, according to a report by IT security company Kaspersky.
Researchers there set up...
Malwar! Hajime IoT botnet fights back against Mirai
A new malware worm known as Hajime has infected as many as 10,000 IoT devices, but has so far caused no damage.
Discovered by security...
Radware discovers Brickerbot, which makes DOS attacks permanent
A new threat is targeting insecure IoT devices, but rather than hijack them for use in distributed denial of service (DDoS) attacks, Brickerbot instead...
Kaspersky: Windows Mirai bot traced to China
Researchers at IT security firm Kaspersky Lab have claimed new findings in the battle to shut down Mirai botnets and warned of a Mirai crossover between...
Hackers using Linux flaws to attack IoT devices
According to the latest malware forecast from SophosLabs, the threat analysis arm of IT security supplier Sophos, malware targeting IoT devices gained momentum in 2016 and...
Security researcher claims to unearth hacker behind IoT Mirai botnet
A security researcher has claimed to have found the identity of a hacker behind the Mirai botnet that used thousands of IoT devices to...