June 5, 2018
Z-Wave IoT Devices Exposed Z-Wave, a protocol primarily used for home automation, is vulnerable to security downgrade attacks. According to the Z-Wave Alliance, an organization dedicated to advancing Z-Wave, the protocol is currently used by 700 companies in over 2,400 IoT...
May 29, 2018
FBI, DHS, and UK Authorities issue warning over VPNFilter The FBI, DHS and UK authorities have issued a warning for the VPNFilter malware threat. According to Alert TA18-145A, there are concerns that actors will use VPNFilter to target routers and...
May 21, 2018
The IoT is Here to Stay: Risks Included Research from Metova has revealed the current scale of smart product adoption in the United States. According to Metova, 90 percent of U.S users now own some form of smart device. This...
April 24, 2018
Cisco Patches Vulnerability in WebEx Cisco has just released a CVSS 9 rated update for its WebEx software. In their own words, the unpatched vulnerability “could allow an authenticated, remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on a targeted system.” The...
April 20, 2018
Casino Infiltrated through Internet-Connected Fish Tank Thermometer Picture this: Jazzy music underscores George Clooney’s Danny Ocean pulling off another daring heist. He’s gathered his crew and it’s go time. Their entry point? A fish tank in the lobby. Okay, maybe...
April 11, 2018
Most Companies Are Unprepared for the IoT Researchers at Ben-Gurion University warn that hackers have an unexpected resource in exploiting your environment: a Google search. IoT device manufactures set a default password for their devices, sometimes even sharing passwords between...
March 28, 2018
Will the IoT bankrupt your business? Research on the Internet of Things is not painting a pretty picture. According to research firm Gartner, approximately 20% of organizations have experienced at least one IoT attack in the past three years. There’s...
March 20, 2018
What do the numbers tell us? As far back as 2006, there were already 2 billion devices within the Internet of things. By 2016, that number had grown to 6.38 billion. Now it’s estimated that there are currently over 8.4...
February 1, 2018
Managing the Risks of IoT Our definition of a necessary third-party patch is about to get much broader. With more IoT devices connecting to your network, it becomes mandatory to know what’s out there. Back in May 2017, an 11-year old...