Tag: standards

Combustible Hoverboards to Hackable Cameras – its the Supply Chain, Stupid | Quartz

In-brief: An article in Quartz finds a common theme in stories about the massive denial of service attacks from IoT botnets and exploding hover boards: a sketchy global supply chain.

Microsoft Launches Security Program for Azure IoT

In-brief: Microsoft announced security focused services for IoT developers using its Azure managed cloud platform.

Bruised by Internet of Things Attacks? Get Used to It.

In-brief: companies bruised by massive denial of service attacks stemming from insecure Internet of Things devices may have to accept them as a ‘new normal,’ with no quick or easy fix in sight, experts agree. 

Security Firm Warns on Flaw in Insulin Pump with No Easy Fix

In brief: A flaw in a wearable insulin pump sold by Johnson & Johnson has the potential to allow a malicious actor to force the device to administer doses of insulin to a patient without their knowledge.

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.