Security
Hackers attempt to extort $400k in Bitcoin from Ring doorbell owners
A hacker attempted to extort a couple in Texas for $400k worth of Bitcoin after compromising their Amazon Ring doorbell....
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Gartner: Blockchain is the perfect match for the IoT
Gartner believes that blockchain technology is the perfect match for the IoT and will help it to overcome some of...
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ENGINE: Trust and data privacy remain consumers’ biggest fears about connected cars
According to a recent survey conducted by ENGINE Insights, 65% of recent and intending car buyers have one or more...
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Australia releases a draft code of practice for IoT cybersecurity
The Australian government has drafted a code of practice in a bid to improve the IoT’s well-publicised lack of security....
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How the IoT will save lives: Applying IoT technology to emergency communications
Over the last few years, the Internet of Things (IoT) has become one of the most-talked about technologies. Smart toasters...
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UK and Singapore team up for IoT security on consumer products
The UK’s National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) and Singapore’s Cyber Security Agency (CSA) have signed a strategic partnership deal focused...
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F-Secure’s chief research officer likens IoT devices to ‘IT asbestos’
The chief research officer of cybersecurity giant F-Secure has warned that IoT devices could be the “asbestos of the future”....
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Penn State students say they can improve IoT device security through combined techniques
A team of students at the Penn State World Campus say they have developed a multi-pronged data analysis approach capable...
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Police team up with Avast to make an 850,000 device botnet self-destruct
The French National Gendarmerie teamed up with security researchers Avast to make a botnet with close to one million devices...
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Healthcare IoT requires stronger security strategies against cyberattacks, says Irdeto Research
Healthcare providers are more vulnerable to cyberattacks – and according to a new report, they need to ensure IoT security...
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