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Device manufacturers need to rethink how to lock down IoT

SC Magazine

billion IoT devices expected to hit the market globally by 2025. A recent Microsoft Security Signals survey found that just 29% of companies have any budget allocated to protect firmware at all. The Security Signals research said that attacks on firmware increased five-fold in four years. Threat actors have noticed.

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Veracode and Finite State Partner to Address Connected Device Security

Veracode Security

The result is a swell of highly sophisticated and complex devices; by 2025, the number of connected devices is expected to hit 55.7 While advances in connected device technology have opened the door to new capabilities with greater operational scale and increased efficiencies, devices come with a unique set of security challenges.

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IoT Devices and HIPAA Compliance: 6 Things Healthcare Orgs Must Know

SecureWorld News

Over half of the medical and other IoT devices used within healthcare are vulnerable because software, firmware, and/or hardware patches are not applied. Or, the IT department simply doesn't view IoT technology as being part of its IT management responsibilities. CEs must be able to provide an accounting of PHI disclosures under HIPAA.

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