Intelligent IoT Vulnerability Scanner for communication service providers launched to assess and predict cybersecurity risks
Dojo by BullGuard, a provider of IoT security platform for Communication Service Providers (CSPs), has launched the Dojo Intelligent IoT Vulnerability Scanner for CSPs. Designed as an easy-to-use, free app for customers, the Dojo Intelligent Scanner is powered by the Dojo IoT Security Intelligent Platform (DIP), a…
How Mirai spawned the current IoT malware landscape
When, in late 2016, US-based DNS provider Dyn suffered a massive DDoS attack that it resulted in the temporary unavailability of many popular online services, the name of the Mirai malware became instantly known outside the cybersecurity industry. Since then, we’ve come to know the…
Operation Prowli Profits On Weak IoT Devices, Servers
A malicious campaign has compromised more than 40,000 machines globally, carrying out traffic-hijacking and cryptomining. Researchers at Guardicore Labs, who called the campaign Operation Prowli, said it targets a variety of platforms – including Drupal CMS websites, WordPress sites, backup servers running HP Data Protector,…
Z-Wave Downgrade Attack Left Over 100 Million IoT Devices Open to Hackers
Researchers have found that even after having an advanced encryption scheme in place, more than 100 million Internet-of-Things (IoT) devices from thousands of vendors are vulnerable to a downgrade attack that could allow attackers to gain unauthorized access to your devices. The issue resides in…
US CERT update on Home Network Security
What is home network security? Home network security refers to the protection of a network that connects devices to each other and to the internet within a home. Whether it’s staying in touch with friends and family, paying your bills electronically, or teleworking, the internet…
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 of Things (IoT) is a growing part of the problem. Chris Middleton presents some solutions. What keeps business people awake at…
Top 10 IoT Security Tips
For most people, Internet of Things is, first of all, his home computer network of smart devices. The number of such devices and the need to connect them together and to the Internet is constantly increasing. Some devices work with local networks; others require access to…
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