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Healthcare Cybersecurity Market Soars: Key Trends and Insights

SecureWorld News

According to a new report, the global healthcare cybersecurity market was valued at US $21.25 The market's expected ris e to $82.9 billion sub-market for healthcare-specific cybersecurity solutions, with managed services like Managed Detection and Response (MDR) growing at 89% year-over-year to meet demand.

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Using Hacked IoT Devices to Disrupt the Power Grid

Schneier on Security

This is really interesting research: " BlackIoT: IoT Botnet of High Wattage Devices Can Disrupt the Power Grid ": Abstract : We demonstrate that an Internet of Things (IoT) botnet of high wattage devices-such as air conditioners and heaters-gives a unique ability to adversaries to launch large-scale coordinated attacks on the power grid.

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New IoT Security Regulations

Schneier on Security

While the US government is largely absent in this area of consumer protection, the state of California has recently stepped in and started regulating the Internet of Things, or "IoT" devices sold in the state­and the effects will soon be felt worldwide. But it's just one of dozens of awful "security" measures commonly found in IoT devices.

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IoT Unravelled Part 4: Making it All Work for Humans

Troy Hunt

The first few parts of this series have all been somewhat technical in nature; part 1 was how much of a mess the IoT ecosystem is and how Home Assistant aims to unify it all, part 2 got into the networking layer with both Wi-Fi and Zigbee and in part 3 , I delved into security. Now let's tackle something really tricky - humans.

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Monetization Monitor: Monetization Models and Pricing 2020

Customers demand—and suppliers offer—a diverse mix of monetization models for Software and Digital Services related to IoT Devices. Approximately a third (34%) of respondents in this year’s annual software and IoT monetization survey still rely on homegrown solutions. Fast innovation (SaaS, IoT, etc.)

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News alert: IDT Corp., AccuKnox partner to deploy runtime security-powered CNAPP at the edge of IoT

The Last Watchdog

FinTech and Communications Leader, IDT Corporation partners with AccuKnox to deploy runtime security-powered CNAPP (Cloud Native Application Protection Platform) for IoT/Edge Security. The findings underscore the necessity of implementing robust security measures as IoT technologies continue to be integrated across multiple industries.

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MY TAKE: Why DDoS weapons will proliferate with the expansion of IoT and the coming of 5G

The Last Watchdog

Related: IoT botnets now available for economical DDoS blasts. I had the chance at RSA 2019 to discuss the wider implications with Don Shin, A10 Networks’ senior product marketing manager. This attacker easily located IoT devices that used the manufacturers’ default security setting. Barest tip.

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