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With money pouring in, are security and RoI concerns keeping IoT in the hype zone?

Valued at one trillion dollars, the global Internet of Things (IoT) market continues to garner keen interest from innovators, receiving a record $1.4 billion in venture capital in 2016. But barriers to its adoption in the enterprise seem to keep the sector in the hype zone, (more…)

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March 22, 2017

Posted by: Avadhoot Patil

HCC Embedded adds MQTT connectivity protocol to networking and security suite for reliable IoT applications

HCC Embedded, a provider of software for securely storing and communicating embedded data, has added MQTT Internet of Things (IoT) protocol support to its suite of connectivity and security software. (more…)

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March 15, 2017

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UbiquiOS enables transport layer security for IoT devices using secure elements

UbiquiOS Technology has announced that its reportedly low-cost and low-resource embedded, wireless stack now supports Transport Layer Security (TLS1.2) functionality in a microcontroller-based secure element provided by Trusted Objects. (more…)

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Implement efficient public-key crypto to protect IoT devices and data paths with new embedded security platform

Designing in crypto-strong authentication to protect Internet of Things (IoT) device hardware, plus providing authenticity and integrity of small data transactions between the device and the cloud, is now  said to be easier and quicker with the MAXREFDES155# DeepCover® (more…)

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March 14, 2017

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A “common security model” against typical hazards in the IoT

Up until now individuals have generally been using a dedicated computer for work; now, however, the Internet of Things (IoT), with billions of networked devices that are for the most part not monitored by humans, presents enormous inherent security risks. (more…)

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March 2, 2017

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Barr Group’s 2017 Embedded Systems Safety & Security Survey reveals vulnerabilities in the IoT

Barr Group, The Embedded Systems Experts®, has released preliminary results from its 2017 Embedded Systems Safety & Security Survey highlighting concerning statistics regarding design trends for Internet of Things (IoT) devices. (more…)

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March 1, 2017

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AT&T, IBM, Nokia, Palo Alto Networks, Symantec and Trustonic form IoT Cybersecurity Alliance

AT&T, IBM, Nokia, Palo Alto Networks, Symantec and Trustonic are joining forces to innovate in the security space. They will use their combined expertise to help tackle today’s top Internet of Things (IoT) security challenges. (more…)

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February 10, 2017

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Global Application and Network Security report finds ransom is top motivation for cyber attacks, IoT botnets a major concern

Radware®, a provider of cyber security and application delivery solutions ensuring the digital user experience for applications in virtual, cloud, and software-defined data centres, has found that hackers and companies agree on one thing: Data is lucrative. (more…)

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January 31, 2017

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IoT botnets present ‘Unmanageable’ cyber security risk, warns Juniper Research

New data from Juniper Research has found that the consumer IoT (Internet of Things) installed base will reach over 15 billion units by 2021, an increase of 120% over 2016. (more…)

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January 24, 2017

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Transport threats, physical harm and hobby hackers exploiting security vulnerabilities will shape IoT in 2017, says Rapid7

Threats to transportation

Craig Smith, Transportation research lead, Rapid7

We will see malware used to shut-down a major transportation sector. I anticipate that the malware will be intentionally targeted to halt a transportation sector either for the purpose of ransomware, or political gain. (more…)

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December 26, 2016

Posted by: Avadhoot Patil