Adopting and Enforcing an IPv6-Only Policy: If Not Now, When?
The IPv6-only policy defends our new cyber frontier and is also the best weapon we have in cyber warfare. Keep Reading
SIA Forecasts Cybersecurity, AI and Facial Recognition as 2020’s Top Security Megatrends
The Security Industry Association (SIA) has identified and forecast its 2020 Security Megatrends, which form the basis of SIA’s signature annual Security Megatrends report defining the top 10 factors influencing both short- and long-term change in the global security industry. Keep Reading
Cybersecurity Awareness Month
Securing IoT and ICS Devices Through Deliberate Exposure Testing for eXploits (DETOX)
Even though these devices have been around since 2003, according to new research the security of these devices has not improved significantly. Keep Reading
Smart Buildings at High Risk for Cyber Attacks: Study
in the first half of 2019, 37.8 percent of computers used to control smart building automation systems were affected by “malicious cyber attacks.” Keep Reading
Wipro’s State of Cybersecurity Report Finds Organizations Focusing on IoT, Cloud While Developing Cyber Defense
One in five CISOs are now reporting directly to the CEO and 15% of organizations have a security budget of more than 10% of their overall IT budgets. Keep Reading
Russian Government Hackers Used Office Technology to Try to Breach Privileged Accounts
Early this spring, Russian government-linked hackers used three popular internet of things devices with weak security to access several Microsoft customers’ network. Keep Reading
The Evolution and Future of Homeland Security Communications
For now, count on a convergence of systems to ensure interoperability and uninterrupted connectivity. Keep Reading
What’s in Your IoT Cybersecurity Kit?
From DDoS to home network exposures, it appears cybercriminals have set their sights on the digital dependence inside the smart home — and users must be prepared. Keep Reading
ISTR 2019: Internet of Things Cyber Attacks Grow More Diverse
One example: a September 2016 attack on the hosting provider OVH used a botnet that enlisted approximately 150,000 devices to send 1 terabyte of data per second at the victim’s servers. Keep Reading
Bipartisan Bill Would Require Security Standards From IoT Vendors
The bill, introduced in the Senate by Mark Warner (D-Va.) and Cory Gardner (R-Colo.) and in the House by Reps. Will Hurd (R-Texas) and Robin Kelly (D-Ill.), hopes to use the federal government's power as a large consumer to raise security standards in the IoT ecosystem as a whole. Keep Reading
