Tag: Cybersecurity
Dixons Carphone suffers massive data breach
Electrical retailer and services company Dixons Carphone has admitted to a customer data breach on a huge scale. An ongoing investigation in the company...
Zingbox and Nuvolo team up to help combat healthcare IoT cyberthreats
Edge security company Zingbox has announced a partnership with cloud security specialist Nuvelo, which will see Zingbox’s IoT Guardian offering integrated with Nuvolo’s medical...
ForgotDoor: Singapore routers gave full access to IoT hackers
ForgotDoor vulnerability caused by open ports.
A vulnerability affecting hundreds of routers in Singapore could have given hackers complete access to connected devices.
According to a...
International Transport Forum challenges driverless safety claims
The International Transport Forum (ITF) has published a new report titled, Safer Roads with Autonomous Vehicles?, and the question mark is important. Starting with a healthy...
New European consortium to improve IoT security, interoperability
NEWSBYTE A new European consortium is to begin working on Brain-IoT, a framework to improve the interoperability and security of Internet of Things (IoT)...
Researchers find Amazon Alexa could eavesdrop on customers
NEWSBYTE Security researchers have discovered a vulnerability that enabled Amazon’s voice assistant, Alexa, to listen in on people’s conversations after the 'Alexa' wake-up word had...
IoT security: Half of IT departments don’t change default passwords
Almost half (47 percent) of CIOs and IT managers have allowed IoT devices onto their corporate network without changing the default passwords – even...
Mining industry must strengthen IoT security, warns report
Inmarsat report finds that mining companies are struggling to secure IoT deployments.
Almost all mining companies are worried that their cybersecurity needs urgent improvement as...
Gartner: IoT security spend hitting $1.5 billion – but strategy poor
Worldwide spending on Internet of Things security will hit $1.5 billion in 2018, a 28 per cent increase from 2017, according to a new report...
Reports reveal critical need for IoT cybersecurity upgrade
Two reports from the Royal Academy of Engineering reveal a critical need for systematic improvements in IoT security in key industries, and identify how...
How to secure 5G to prevent IoT disasters: expert panel
Kate O'Flaherty speaks to a panel of experts who warn that we are in the uncharted territory of network slicing and mass service takedowns....
IoT 101: How blockchain transforms manufacturing, supply chains
Blockchain in industry: the facts, the hype, and the reality. Kayla Matthews and Internet of Business editor Chris Middleton present a primer for decision-makers...