Infotecs, an international cyber security and threat intelligence platform provider, is combining Infotecs’s ViPNet technology with the credit card-sized Raspberry Pi mini PC. (more…)
August 17, 2016
Posted by: Avadhoot Patil
The Internet of Things (IoT) industry must establish a common set of security standards of which to adhere, writes Oscar Arean, the technical operations manager at disaster recovery provider Databarracks. (more…)
August 15, 2016
Posted by: George Malim
New research findings suggest that 78% of UK consumer technology and hardware vendors expect the Internet of Things (IoT) to have a significant impact on their ability to gather customer insight data across the supply chain. (more…)
August 11, 2016
Posted by: Avadhoot Patil
From smart thermostats to fitness trackers the race is on for companies to put out the next big connected product. However, during this foundation stage it’s essential that the companies developing or selling IoT technologies don’t take shortcuts when it comes to security protocol and ensure that the products they are selling do not pose any risk to the user’s security, writes Thomas Fischer, the principal threat researcher at Digital Guardian. (more…)
August 10, 2016
Posted by: George Malim
As the Internet of Things becomes a reality and revolutions such as smart cities, digital manufacturing and connected vehicles are proliferating, the number of data points that could potentially be attacked by hackers are also rising at a staggering pace, writes Pavan Singh, the vice president and business head of the Covata Data Security Platform at Covata. Indeed, Gartner predicts that by 2020 there will be 9.7 billion connected devices, all of which represent a possible entry point for an attacker. (more…)
August 2, 2016
Posted by: George Malim
Infosec pros have spent the past decade fighting a rising tide of both more users and more devices connecting to enterprise resources while at the same time trying to decrease the attack surface — that is, trying to shut down as many points of access as possible, writes Joe Schorr is director of advanced security solutions at Bomgar. (more…)
July 18, 2016
Posted by: George Malim
The market for the Internet of Things (IoT) in healthcare is predicted to hit $117 billion by 2020. While there are numerous benefits of embracing the adoption of IoT in healthcare, such as improved efficiencies, cost savings and enhanced patient experience, it can also bring issues of security to the forefront, writes David Kleidermacher, the chief security officer at BlackBerry. (more…)
July 13, 2016
Posted by: George Malim
Everyone is talking about the Internet of Things. Connected devices are gaining momentum in homes, businesses and public service infrastructure. These devices are not only creating new possibilities for how we work and communicate but fundamentally transforming every aspect of life, from automated drug administration devices to traffic lights and air sensors in buildings, writes Paul German, the vice president EMEA of Certes Networks. (more…)
May 27, 2016
Posted by: George Malim
The growth of the Internet of Things (IoT) has seen substantial momentum in the last two years. With Gartner predicting that 21 billion active devices will be in use by 2020, and massive growth in wearable, non-computing devices and business to business (B2B) IoT technology, the prospects for the sector are extremely healthy, writes Matt Walmsley, the EMEA director of Vectra Networks.
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May 25, 2016
Posted by: George Malim
The security and privacy implications for the automotive industry are growing as cars increasingly become computers on wheels, writes Art Dahnert a consultant at Cigital. (more…)
May 3, 2016
Posted by: George Malim