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…
Particle Mesh – A Mesh-Enabled IoT Development Kits.
Particle, which has been known for its collection of IoT focused development boards, and its Internet of Things (IoT) platform (Particle Cloud) has launched a new set of mesh network-enabled IoT development kits called Particle Mesh. Particle Mesh is expected to provide developers more insight…
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…
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…
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…
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…
Watch out. North Korea keeps getting better at hacking
WASHINGTON — In the latest indication that North Korea’s cyber operations are more sophisticated than commonly realized, computer security researchers have identified a group of government hackers and spies in the hermit kingdom who are capable of stealing documents from computers that aren’t connected to…
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