Hacking the factory floor: Cybersecurity in smart manufacturing
When you think of hacking, you might think of viruses or ransomware attacks where computers are unable to operate unless a bitcoin is paid to an anonymous cybercriminal. In the manufacturing sector, the reality isn't quite so public. First, the practical physical realities of the industrial...
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Becoming better with blockchain
Blockchain, best known for being the technology behind cryptocurrencies such as Bitcoin and Ethereum, has gained significant popularity over the last couple of years....
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Seizing the benefits of AI and IoT through data security
As artificial intelligence and IoT applications are becoming more prominent, businesses must consider how to best...
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The DHS cybersecurity strategy and IoT security
On May 15, the Department of Homeland Security released its cybersecurity strategy. The strategy puts forward a sensible, risk-based approach to resilient security, including strong, consistent...
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The need for a World Cybersecurity Organization
Cyberthreats continue to impose an ever-bigger danger across the fabric of our society. Governments around the world are waking up to this harsh reality and, as with global warming, this can best be dealt with at an international level. The time has come to create an intergovernmental...
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Why enterprise IoT security is critical
It was just over a year ago when the Mirai botnet made its dramatic debut on the world stage. After initially flooding a security journalist's website with traffic, it went on...
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Boost built-in IIoT security with VPNs
According to Gartner, IIoT devices are projected to reach 3.17 billion units in 2020. This includes manufacturing field devices, process sensors...
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IoT devices and systems, are they ‘gateways’ to cyber events?
IoT will continue its steady growth patterns for the foreseeable future. The estimate is 20 billion "things" by the end of this year -- that is a big population of IoTs! With research pointing towards retail, healthcare and supply chain as key commercial markets that have a high adoption of IoT,...
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Maintaining the focus on IoT cybersecurity in 2018
Despite the attention placed on improving IoT device security, it still remains a weak link. Most of these devices do not have basic security capabilities, and when they do there's often a configuration problem that renders it vulnerable. The sheer number of IoT devices provides many opportunities...
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IoT exploit activity has quadrupled — are you prepared?
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The evolution of malware is being fueled largely by the proliferation of IoT. According to Gartner data, there were about 8 billion connected "things" in 2017. But that number is expected to nearly triple to more than 20 billion in just the next two years, which averages out to roughly three...
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