Ubiquiti: hacker never accessed customer information
There is no evidence that the attacker who managed to penetrate the Ubuquiti cloud environment accessed customer data. There would only have been an attempt to extort Ubiquiti with stolen source code.
Ubiquiti writes this in response to the article written by security journalist Brian Krebs. Kre...
Ubiquiti swept data breach under the rug; what really happened?
A few months ago, Ubiquiti informed its customers about unauthorised access to its servers. There would be no indication that user information had been stolen. However, according to a security professional, the extent of the breach was much greater than Ubiquiti would like to admit.
In January, ...
Huawei’s HarmonyOS will be here by April
After a less than savory 2020, Huawei announced that it is launching HarmonyOS, its operating system, which will be available on its smartphones from April. Huawei CEO Richard Yu, announced the OS on Monday, as the company launched its second foldable device, the Huawei Mate X2.
From April, Huaw...
Microsoft cuts Windows 10 Enterprise LTSC support to five years
Redmond wants to crack down on those abusing the program.
Microsoft has announced that they will be reducing the length of their Long Term Servicing Channel (LTSC) version of Windows 10 Enterprise. Specifically, they plan to shorten the period of coverage from ten years to only five. The cut in ...
Akamai is acquiring Inverse to boost its IoT security services
Yesterday, Akamai announced that it had acquired Inverse, a company based in Montreal, dealing in open-source consulting and integration. Akamai has an interest in Inverse’s technology which provides context and visibility in the IoT landscape.
To be specific, Akamai said that Inverse would br...
Qualcomm expands into IoT, auto and edge computing
The company's latest quarterly report reveals new focus areas.
Qualcomm recently published its fiscal fourth quarter earnings report included automotive and IoT sales. These two sectors also rely on 5G, as does Qualcomm;s core business. However the move into them signals the company's strategic ...
PTC and Rockwell Automation expand digital transformation partnership
Each partner will now adopt more of the other's product offering.
Rockwell automation and PTC announced today the expansion and early extension of their strategic alliance in the digital transformation space.
This extension will work first to ensure continuity in both companies’ sales and p...
Nokia: Number of infected IoT devices has doubled last year
In a new report from Nokia, the number of infected IoT devices has doubled in the past year. The Nokia Threat Intelligence Report says that IoT devices made up 16% of all infected machines last year. The figure seems to have jumped to 33%.
The findings are based on data aggregated from monitorin...
Microsoft Azure Defender for IoT enters public preview
Product offers "agentless security" for unmanaged IoT/OT devices
Microsoft debuted a security solution last week for companies that manage "unmanaged" networks. These include networks with IoT (Internet of Things) or OT (Operational Technology, aka industrial equipment) devices.
Phil Neray, D...
Global report predicts 1 billion 5G connections by 2023
Not surprisingly, China and South Korea are leaders in 5G adoption.
The number of 5G connections is going to explode in the coming years, according to an October report from market analysts CCS Insight.
In addition, they predict that most 5G connections will be on smartphones and other mobile...
Trend Micro announces security solution for smart factories
The new solution is a transparent intrusion prevention system (IPS) for continuous production line operation.
Trend Micro announced a first of its kind intent-based industrial intelligent IPS array for industrial environments. The system is designed to protect large-scale industrial networks fro...
ARM reverses IoT spin-off to Softbank
ARM has reversed its plans to transfer its IoT platform Pelion and Treasure Data component to Softbank. The two components will continue independently under the management of ARM.
ARM announced in July that it would transfer its IoT divisions to its parent company SoftBank in September. At the t...