In-brief: The head of a hosting firm said a botnet of almost 150,000 cameras and digital video recorders was behind a massive denial of service attack.
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News from Black Hat & DEF CON
Tripwire Black Hat 2016 Survey: IoT Risks and Cyber War | Tripwire
August 29, 2016In-brief: attendees at the recent Black Hat Briefings are concerned about the risks posed by IoT devices, but lack confidence [...]
Podcast: Black Hat, DEF CON and building Secure Devices
August 17, 2016In-brief: Paul Roberts talks with Marc Blackmer of Cisco Systems about the recent Black Hat and DEF CON conferences, as well as a [...]
Security of seismic sensor grid probed – BBC News
August 8, 2016The BBC reports that thousands of seismic sensors monitoring geological activity are vulnerable to manipulation by way of cyber [...]
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Other News
Cameras, IoT Devices Part of Massive DDoS on Krebs Security
In-brief: A massive distributed denial of service attack has taken a crusading cybercrime journalist’s website offline and compromised cameras, broadband routers and other Internet of Things devices are playing a part in the attack.
Industrial Internet Consortium Publishes Security Framework
In-brief: The Industrial Internet Consortium has released a security framework for addressing security issues in industrial Internet of Things systems. The goal: avoid the mistakes of the consumer IoT space.
Exclusive: DHS Readies Guidance for Securing Internet of Things
In-brief: The Department of Homeland Security is readying a set of security guidelines for Internet of Things device makers and for consumers that it will soon release, according to a senior official.
VW, Israeli Firm Team on Auto Cyber Security
In-brief: CYMOTIVE is the name of a new joint venture between Volkswagen and three Israeli firms. The new company will develop solutions to secure connected vehicles.
