Tag: IoT Security
IoT security: Half of IT departments don’t change default passwords
Almost half (47 percent) of CIOs and IT managers have allowed IoT devices onto their corporate network without changing the default passwords – even...
No Under Armour: 150 million users’ data lifted from MyFitnessPal
NEWSBYTE US fitness giant Under Armour, which owns the MyFitnessPal application and community, has announced that the usernames, email addresses, and hashed passwords of...
More organisations banning use of public Wi-Fi – report
More than half of CIOs (57 percent) believe that their mobile workers have either been hacked or have "caused a security incident" in the...
IoT Security: How to fight attacks on health, energy, and transport
The health, energy, and transport sectors are among IoT-enabled systems at increasing risk of a cyber attack. But why is this, and what can...
Serious IoT data breach likely by 2020, say risk professionals
Well over three-quarters (81 per cent) of professionals who work in corporate governance or risk oversight say that a serious data breach caused by...
Gartner: IoT security spend hitting $1.5 billion – but strategy poor
Worldwide spending on Internet of Things security will hit $1.5 billion in 2018, a 28 per cent increase from 2017, according to a new report...
Reports reveal critical need for IoT cybersecurity upgrade
Two reports from the Royal Academy of Engineering reveal a critical need for systematic improvements in IoT security in key industries, and identify how...
How to secure 5G to prevent IoT disasters: expert panel
Kate O'Flaherty speaks to a panel of experts who warn that we are in the uncharted territory of network slicing and mass service takedowns....
Israeli hackers breach baby monitors, smart homes in 30 minutes
NEWSBYTE: Researchers at Ben Gurion University in Israel have found that a variety of off-the-shelf smart home devices, including security cameras, doorbells, and baby...
IIoT security: How to secure the ‘Internet of Threats’, by IBM
Security has been an afterthought for many IoT applications, but the Internet of Things cannot simply be left to become the “Internet of Threats”,...
Security camera “riddled” with 13 serious security flaws
Unlucky for some users: Korean manufacturer races to patch vulnerabilities.
Researchers have uncovered serious security holes in a popular security camera range. The flaws could...
Tenable unveils cybersecurity benchmarking tool
American cybersecurity firm Tenable has unveiled a new tool that lets CIOs and IT managers visualise, analyse, and measure the security threats posed to...