Tag: IoT device security
BrickerBot creator Janit0r ‘retires’ after bricking over 10 million IoT devices
Alleged Brickerbot creator Janit0R stands down from hectic career of compromising IoT devices.
Janit0r, the alleged creator of BrickerBot, a piece of malware designed to...
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...
How we can speed up IoT innovation?
The IoT has the potential to transform our personal and professional lives, as well as the environment around us, but innovation in this area...
Most IoT hacks originate in Asia, honeypot data reveals
Most IoT attacks originate in Asia and seek to compromise specific types of unsecured IoT devices, such as video cameras, according to data collected...
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...
Microsoft’s Project Sopris aims to secure low-cost IoT devices
Low-cost IoT devices are notoriously prone to security weaknesses, but tech giant Microsoft has announced a new initiative to tackle the problem.
Project Sopris aims to explore ways that low-cost...