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The IoT Cybersecurity Act of 2020: Implications for Devices

eSecurity Planet

billion Internet of Things (IoT) devices. As more information about IoT device vulnerabilities is published, the pressure on industry and government authorities to enhance security standards might be reaching a tipping point. While it’s a progressive step for the network security of the U.S.

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5 IoT Security Predictions for 2019

Security Affairs

2018 was the year of the Internet of Things (IoT), massive attacks and various botnets hit smart devices, These are 5 IoT Security Predictions for 2019. IoT Attacks in 2018. Do the increased attacks mean the industry is becoming accustomed to IoT cyber attacks? Three IoT Attack Avenues for 2019.

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RotaJakiro Linux backdoor has flown under the radar since 2018

Security Affairs

RotaJakiro is a Linux backdoor recently discovered by researchers at Qihoo 360’s Network Security Research Lab (360 Netlab). ” The RotaJakiro backdoor was first spotted in 2018 when a sample was uploaded on VirusTotal’s anti-malware service. Follow me on Twitter: @securityaffairs and Facebook.

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MY TAKE: ‘Network Detection and Response’ emerges as an Internet of Things security stopgap

The Last Watchdog

Related: The promise, pitfalls of IoT Companies have commenced the dispersal of IoT systems far and wide. Data collected by IoT devices will increasingly get ingested into cloud-centric networks where it will get crunched by virtual servers. And fantastic new IoT-enabled services will spew out of the other end.

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GUEST ESSAY: Top cybersecurity developments that can be expected to fully play out in 2019

The Last Watchdog

From a certain perspective, 2018 hasn’t been as dramatic a cybersecurity year as 2017, in that we haven’t seen as many global pandemics like WannaCry. Still, Ransomware, zero-day exploits, and phishing attacks, were among the biggest threats facing IT security teams this year. 2018 has not been a d ull y ear as far as breaches.

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SHARED INTEL: Report details how cyber criminals leverage HTTPS TLS to hide malware

The Last Watchdog

Google was absolutely right to initiate a big public push a couple of years ago to make HTTPS Transport Layer Security (TLS) a de facto standard. At the time, in the spring of 2018, only 25 percent of commercial websites used HTTPS; today adoption is at 98 percent and rising. Related: Malicious activity plagues the cloud services.

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Gartner Security & Risk Management Summit 2018 Trip Report

Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

Every June, Gartner hosts a terrific security conference near Washington, D.C. called Gartner Security & Risk Management Summit. This event is focused on the needs of senior IT and security professionals, such as CISOs, chief risk officers, architects, IAM and network security leaders.

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