Internet of Things

Cloud + BYOD + IoT = major security gaps
Despite having hundreds of tools at their disposal, IT and security teams are rapidly losing sight of their asset landscape. That’s the finding from a survey from Axonius, …

Multi-cloud and edge deployments threatened by security and connectivity problems
Organizations face major infrastructure and security challenges in supporting multi-cloud and edge deployments, according to a Volterra survey of more than 400 IT executives. …

Devices on 5G networks demand differentiated security solutions
There will be 8.3 billion mobile broadband subscriptions by the end of 2024, which translates to 95 percent of all subscriptions by then, according to the SMU Office of …

Ransomware getting more fearsome, but there’s reason for optimism
Cybercriminals continued a barrage of attacks in 2019, spurred on by botnets of infected IoT devices and by attacker interest in the Eternal Blue vulnerability. A report from …

Orgs that sacrifice mobile security are twice as likely to suffer a compromise
The percentage of companies admitting to suffering a mobile-related compromise has grown (39%, when compared to last years’ 33%) despite a higher percentage of …

What is driving the machine identity crisis?
Every machine needs a unique identity in order to authenticate itself and communicate securely with other machines. This requirement is radically changing the definition of …

Shadow IoT: A growing threat to enterprise security
Zscaler released their second annual IoT report, compiled after analyzing their customers’ IoT transactions in the Zscaler cloud for two weeks. The company found 553 …

Organizations lack confidence in their network security
IoT is barreling toward the enterprise, but organizations remain highly vulnerable to IoT-based attacks, according to Extreme Networks. The report, which surveyed 540 IT …

The challenges of cyber research and vulnerability disclosure for connected healthcare devices
As Head of Research at CyberMDX, Elad Luz gathers and analyzes information on a variety of connected healthcare devices in order to improve the techniques used to protect them …

Seven cybersecurity and privacy forecasts for 2020
The developments in the area of cybersecurity are alarming. As the number of smart devices in private households increases, so do the opportunities for cyber criminals to …

Honware: IoT honeypot for detecting zero-day exploits
Two researchers have created a solution that could help security researchers and IoT manufacturers with detecting zero-day exploits targeting internet-connected devices more …

How IoT devices open a portal for chaos across the network
Shadow IoT devices pose a significant threat to enterprise networks, according to a new report from Infoblox. The report surveyed 2,650 IT professionals across the US, UK, …
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