The software used by tens of thousands of digital video recorders (DVRs) used with closed circuit cameras (CCTVs) is vulnerable to being remotely hacked, a researcher has discovered.
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Dull Instruments: Why Hospitals Keep Getting Hacked
In-brief: Why are hospitals in the cross hairs for cyber criminals? The Security Ledger speaks with Kevin Fu of The University of Michigan. Fu said that hospitals face a number of challenges, as more (insecure) devices become connected to the Internet. Individual facilities – especially small hospitals – often lack the expertise and tools needed to manage their risk.
Finding Balance on the Internet of Things
In-brief: For all its promise, the Internet of Things is poised to disrupt long-held, societal notions of privacy, safety and security, argues Marc Blackmer of Cisco Systems.
Targeted Attacks Follow Tibetans To The Cloud
In-brief: A report by The Munk Center finds attackers believed to be affiliated with China are shifting tactics as Tibetans and the Tibetan Government in Exile rely more on the cloud to communicate.
Blockchain or Tangle? Securing Transactions on the IoT | Bitcoinist.net
In-brief: Before the Internet of Things can really take off, there needs to be a way to securely transact and settle exchanges between the billions of connected endpoints and infrastructures. One nascent technology for doing so is called IOTA.
