Microsoft launches IoT Hub Device Streams for IoT maintenance
Companies that rely on various Internet-connected devices - think of industrial sensors on the production floor - may find it difficult to maintain all devices properly. But it is an extremely high priority. Microsoft is responding to this with the launch of the IoT Hub Device Streams.
The new platf... Read more
IBM and Vodafone join forces for cloud, 5G and AI
IBM and Vodafone have announced a new collaboration in the field of cloud, 5G, IoT and artificial intelligence (AI). That's what TechCrunch reports.
The cooperation consists of two parts. Big Blue will first provide Vodafone Business with managed cloud and hosting services. In addition, the two comp... Read more
Oracle unveils Java Card 3.1 to secure IoT devices
Oracle has unveiled the latest version of its Java Card. This is Java Card 3.1 to protect the Internet or Things (IoT) devices that process large amounts of information. That's what IT Pro says.
Java Card 3.1 can be used in many applications. These include telecom devices, contactless payment termin... Read more
“Many organizations have no insight into data leaks from IoT devices.
According to Gemalto research, only 48 percent of organisations can detect an infringement of Internet or Things (IoT) devices. This is remarkable, as at the same time Gemalto shows that IT budgets are increasing because of the belief that security is an important consideration for consumers. 14 per... Read more
AWS: Companies must first examine the usefulness of IoT within their organisation.
Companies should first examine the usefulness of the Internet of Things (IoT) within their organisation and not put sensors in everything, because it is the current trend. That's what Dirk Didascalou, vice president IoT at Amazon Web Services (AWS) thinks.
Sometimes we're a little buzzword driven: I... Read more
New variant Mirai malware abuses weak passwords IoT devices
Trend Micro security researchers have discovered a new variant of the Mirai malware that focuses on IoT devices. The malware, called Miori, wants to integrate those devices into a larger botnet and launch DDoS attacks. That's what Security Intelligence reports.
The malware was discovered at the begi... Read more
Hide N Seek botnet infects IoT devices with standard passwords
The Hide 'N Seek botnet continues to grow by infecting vulnerable Internet or Things (IoT) devices that still use their default passwords. That's what Avast security analysts say, SecurityIntelligence reports.
According to Avast, the botnet comes with two important functionalities. The first uses a... Read more
Cryptomining and IoT malware up 70 percent in the third quarter.
The digital underworld generated 480 new threats per minute in the third quarter of 2018. That's what the new McAfee Labs Threats Report of December this year says. Malware for the Internet of Things (IoT) increased by 73 percent, malware for cryptographic currency mines by 71 percent.
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Trend Micro: ‘IoT message protocols are poorly protected’.
Trend Micro states that two of the most commonly used machine-to-machine (M2M) protocols have major design flaws and are regularly deployed in an unsafe manner. This is stated in the report The Fragility of Industrial IoT's Data Backbone of the company, reports The Next Web.
This specifically concer... Read more
Salesforce will use IoT data to automate customer service
Salesforce sees the Internet of Things as a way to help people working in the field. The company is therefore working on ways, for example, to support technicians in carrying out their work. Part of this is the new IoT Insights, with which it transmits automated IoT data to the mobile devices of ser... Read more