Tag: IoT Security
UK government proposes IoT security and device labelling scheme
The UK government has proposed an IoT device labelling scheme to ensure that consumers are aware of a product’s security features at the point...
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...
Infrastructure security: Five vital steps to NIS compliance
Ben Worthy, ICS/SCADA security consultant for Airbus CyberSecurity, shares the five critical steps that organisations must take to ensure they are compliant with the...
#MWC18: It takes 16,000 phones to mine for £1k of cryptocurrency
Specialist firm Avast launches IoT security platform – and mines for Monero using a smart TV.
Cybersecurity firm Avast is using its presence at Mobile...
Prevent malicious use of AI, say Oxford, Cambridge, Yale
Academics from Oxford, Cambridge, and Yale universities have united with OpenAI, the Electronic Frontier Foundation, and security experts to warn of the dangers of...
IoT ramps up cyber security risk, says in-depth report
A new report finds that most organisations lack the right mix of strategy and execution to tackle rising threats to cybersecurity. And the Internet...
DoubleDoor IoT botnet bypasses firewall using backdoors
Security researchers have uncovered new malware that uses two backdoors to infect IoT devices in order to create a botnet.
Dubbed DoubleDoor, the malware was...
Automation will replace 9 percent of US jobs in 2018
Automation will replace nine per cent of all US jobs this year, says Forrester Research. What changes should IT decision-makers and business leaders make...
MIT develops low-power high-speed chips for IoT security
MIT researchers have hardwired public-key encryption into a new chip for IoT devices. It uses 1/400 of the power of software execution, one tenth...
More firms switching to IoT to improve building management, says report
The demand for building automation systems (BAS) is surging as businesses explore new ways of improving energy efficiency.
According to a new report from market...
OpenWRT and LEDE IoT router projects merge
The OpenWRT and LEDE open router projects have merged, with promises of a major software upgrade in the coming months.
Embedded computing platforms are responsible...
Smart speakers could spill corporate secrets, researchers warn
Sonos and Bose speakers could enable hackers to identify access points via which they might infiltrate companies to steal information, says Trend Micro.
Security researchers...