Tag: Internet of Things (IoT)

In the past few months, researchers have observed large-scale DDoS attacks that leverage vulnerable IoT devices to create massive botnets.

Security researcher Ali Abbasi developed a new type of PLC malware that leverages existing problems related to microprocessors and avoids detection.

Domain name provider Dyn suffered the largest DDoS attack in history on Oct. 21. DDoS is nothing new, but the attack highlights some alarming trends.

Companies have a vested interest when it comes to ferreting out IT problems before cybercriminals manage to launch attacks in the wild. The recent Mirai infections are proof positive that compromised Internet of Things (IoT) devices paved the way...

Lightweight directory access protocol (LDAP) functions as a kind of internal search solution, helping companies find everything from contact information to encryption certificates and network services. As noted by SC Magazine, however, it’s...

A group of IT leaders from around the world formed the Council of Global City CIOs to promote information sharing when it comes to smart city initiatives.

Though DDoS attacks using authentic IoT devices are easy to detect, they are one of the more difficult attack types to remediate.

While the Internet of Things (IoT)-enslaving distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attackers have hogged much of the public’s attention lately, the medical devices segment of the IoT has flown under the radar. The field is growing too quickly...

Malware creators often borrow ideas from each other. We have historically seen clusters of malware each trying to do something in a functionally similar way. For example, the coding may change, but it’s still an SQL injection attack at the...

The Internet of Things is here to stay. Despite the market's rapid growth and the high level of risk, many companies still neglect IoT security.