IOT

BlueBorne: Bluetooth cyber attacks

Security researchers have disclosed multiple Bluetooth vulnerabilities that could threaten billions of smartphones from Android and Apple and millions of Internet of Things (IoT) devices, such as smart TVs, printers and others that may use the Bluetooth wireless protocol.

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IoT Cyber Attack Methods And Ways To Defend Them

In a recent cyber threat report, McAfee provided some good intelligence on how cybercriminals use Mirai attacks to infect poorly configured Internet of Things (IoT) devices and turn them into bots used for large scale network attacks.

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Secure Authorization, Authentication and Access Control for IoT

To help organizations prepare for Internet of Things (IoT) threats, we outline some key security recommendations for IoT authorization, authentication and access control.

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Improving Data Security with Secure Communications, Applications and APIs for IoT

Security firm Sucuri warned back in June how compromised CCTV devices were used in multiple denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks every day. In the report, nearly 25,000 compromised devices from all over the world were used in various attacks on small businesses.

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Hardware-based Security Controls for IoT

In this article, we highlight some key points from a recent Cloud Security Alliance (CSA) IoT report, to include hardware-based controls to enhance security of IoT products. The CSA IoT Working Group report, is titled “Future-proofing the Connected World: 13 Steps to Developing Secure IoT Products.”

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How to Establish a Framework, Platform Security and Data Protections for IoT

In this article, we highlight some key points from a recent Cloud Security Alliance (CSA) IoT Working Group report, “Future-proofing the Connected World: 13 Steps to Developing Secure IoT Products,” to include guidance on how to establish a framework, platform and privacy protections to enhance security of IoT products.

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Cyber Attacks Drive Need for IoT Security Standards

A working group from the Cloud Security Alliance (CSA) published a report to help guide Internet of Things (IoT) developers and designers with security controls in 13 key areas to improve security in IoT products. The security guidance covers secure development, platform security, data/privacy protection, key management and secure communications, just to name a few.

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