IoT


By John Torres & Ron Chandler The Internet-of-Things (IoT) revolution has certainly taken the “cyberspace” by storm. According to a Forbes article published last year, by 2025, approximately 80 billion devices will be connected to the Internet. To put that in perspective, approximately 11 billion devices were connected to the […]

Practical Tips for IoT Security – Are You Secure?


Big business loves big data.  Data is the fuel needed for today’s enterprise to move forward or to change direction.  Video is simply more data.  As security video has moved away from analog streams stored on tapes toward the ones and zeros more familiar to data analysts, businesses have been eyeing video […]

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WatchGuard Technologies reports that hackers are now looking to supercharge their IoT botnets by exploiting Linux. They say “many IoT devices use inexpensive embedded Linux systems, which are notorious for having insecure defaults. By creating just a little malware code, these hackers think they can double their botnet power.” Their […]

2018 Security Predictions – Double Up on Linux Attacks



Creating massive botnets utilizing IoT devices around the world is a cyber-criminal’s dream come true.  Will it take government regulation to force manufacturers to produce devices with adequate built-in protection? With manufacturers cranking out IoT devices as quickly as possible – and security controls thrown in as an afterthought – […]

2018 Security Predictions – IoT Botnets to Spur Government Regulations