Global Brain and KDDI invest in IoT device management platform Resin
Global Brain and KDDI invest in IoT device management platform Resin Tuesday, June 12, 2018 The $5 million financing includes participants in two previous equity rounds totaling $12 million, including DFJ, GE Ventures, and Aspect Ventures. Japanese venture capital firm Global Brain (GB) and KDDI announced a $5…
Ericsson doubles its 2023 forecast for IoT connections
Ericsson has almost doubled its forecast for connected cellular Internet of Things (IoT) in 2023 to 3.5 billion, the mobile telecom gear maker said on Tuesday. That was up from a November forecast of 1.8 billion connected cellular devices. “The forecast for cellular IoT connections…
Sauron Security Startup: a new approach to IoT Security
Sauron Security is a new startup selected by London security accelerator Cylon, as one of top cyber security startups in 2018, based on their innovative approach and technology. Let us explain. Recent reports are showing that expecting preventive security controls to block every infection vector…
mangOH Open Source platform launched by Sierra Wireless to accelerate industrial IoT, expands mangOH ecosystem
Sierra Wireless, a provider of integrated device-to-cloud solutions for the Internet of Things (IoT), has released alpha samples of its next-generation mangOH® open source hardware platform. The company is also inviting the IoT developer community to influence the final product. mangOH Yellow, a “super sensor” for connected IoT, allows developers to…
Progress Launches AWS-Backed IIoT Anomaly Detection Service
Progress announced on Thursday the launch of a new self-service anomaly detection and prediction option for the IIoT market that leverages AWS. Application development and deployment company Progress announced on Thursday the launch of a new self-service anomaly detection and prediction option for the Industrial…
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,…
Russia asks Apple to remove Telegram Messenger from the App Store
Russia’s communications regulator Roskomnadzor has threatened Apple to face the consequences if the company does not remove secure messaging app Telegram from its App Store. Back in April, the Russian government banned Telegram in the country for the company’s refusal to hand over private encryption…
AT&T and Aira announce global agreement to unlock IoT for good
AT&T and Aira extend their agreement as Aira made AT&T its global data provider as it begins to take the service to Australia, Canada and the U.K. This comes at a meaningful time. Today marks the 7th Global Accessibility Awareness Day (GAAD). The purpose of GAAD is to get everyone…
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