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Quectel prioritizes security across its full portfolio: CEO

Quected recently engaged Finite State to rigorously test its IoT modules Quectel has been prioritizing security across its entire portfolio and has been implementing rigorous security measures to ensure the integrity of its products and services as well as its customers’ privacy and data, Norbert...

The future of IoT-based security to protect lives (Reader Forum)

Property crime is the most common type of criminality in the U.S. There are 2.5 million burglaries annually in the U.S., 66% of which are home invasions, while the other 34% affect small businesses. Yet only 25% of Americans have a home security system...

How is security foundational to private 5G?

Private 5G networks change the security landscape, these experts contend, by converging siloed cellular, IoT and enterprise security needs.

Seven steps to address IoT security, by PSA Certified and co (Reader Forum)

As industries, businesses and consumers become increasingly reliant on the connected economy, its potential as the bedrock of digital transformation continues to grow. Yet with great opportunity also comes great risk. As IoT adoption accelerates, so too does potential for exploitation from bad actors. To...

Booz Allen opens 5G lab to research the ‘balance between operability and security’

Booz Allen opened the 5G lab in Annapolis Junction, Maryland to support mission-critical applications Information technology consulting firm Booz Allen Hamilton earlier this week opened a 5G lab in Annapolis Junction, Maryland to support mission-critical client work. In addition to providing Booz Allen’s cloud, network...

From cost to value – shifting the economics of IoT security (Reader Forum)

Insecurity affects us all, whether we own several smart home devices, hundreds of connected cameras, or thousands of industrial sensors. In fact, a report by Cybersecurity Ventures estimates that cybercrime will cost the world more than US$6 trillion annually by next year. And as...

Ericsson adds Cloud Connect to IoT Accelerator to tap Amazon Web Services

Ericsson Cloud Connect enables secure IoT cellular connections using Amazon Web Services public cloud endpoints.

FIDO Alliance looks to simplify IoT device onboarding with new standard

FIDO Device Onboard (FDO) protocol focused on maintaining security as IoT devices are connected Founded in 2012, the FIDO (Fast IDentity Online) Alliance began with a focus on developing "authentication standards to help reduce the world's over-reliance on passwords." As the group has grown in...

Well, technically… 5G will significantly increase entry points for security threats: Nokia’s Mona Noor (Ep. 33)

Mona Noor, a product manager at Nokia, dives into some of the biggest security threats our networks will have to deal with in a 5G era, compares the inherent security of cloud and on-premise servers and explains why home IoT devices aren't built to...

Watching IoT manufacturers and regulators repeat history (Reader Forum)

“Those who know history are doomed to watch others repeat it.” This bitter observation is something we see frequently when it comes to upholding the security, privacy, and safety regulations governing Internet of Things (IoT) devices. Sometimes it seems like we are doomed to...

‘Overwhelming majority’ believe security remains IoT’s biggest barrier: Report

End-to-end IoT security remains the top short-term priority for most respondents The latest survey conducted by the Internet of Things World and Omdia found that “an overwhelming majority” — 85% — of the 170 IoT industry leaders surveyed believe that security concerns remain a major...

What will the IoT botnets of the future look like?

In 2017, President Donald Trump issued an executive order focused on cybersecurity that specifically called out the need for a federal response to internet-of-things-based botnet attacks. That led to a botnet "roadmap" being developed by late 2018 and a series of federal efforts to...

Functionality is the key to understanding IoT security needs (Reader Forum)

We as humans like patterns. We like trends, labels and buzzwords. We like to fit our problems into a category that can be easily solved by one answer and when this can’t be done, the labels by which we categorize our problems become more...

Medigate, Forescout tackle ‘fast-growing’ medical IoT security threat

The number of connected devices in the medical is growing fast, and while these IoT devices will bring a greater efficiency and innovation to the medical field, allowing patients to receive better and fast care, there remains a serious problem around securing those devices....

LoRaWAN enters 2.4 GHz – plus new space race, network sharing, embedded security

LoRaWAN will work in the 2.4 GHz spectrum band, also occupied by Wi-Fi and Bluetooth systems, to enable LoRaWAN-based IoT devices to work globally at the same frequency for the first time, without needing to switch between sub-GHz bands in roaming.  That is the proposal,...

Cellular IoT device security–Why the right vendor strategy is important (Analyst Angle)

In my previous articles here, and here, I explained the rationale for increased focus on device security and its challenges. The threats are more acute, especially from unknown foreign vendors offering predatory pricing. After reading the articles, a few people questioned me about the...

Microsoft report reveals state of enterprise IoT adoption

Microsoft: "If not addressed, industry challenges may compromise benefits to IoT" Microsoft Corp.’s new research report IoT Signals is designed to provide a global overview of the IoT landscape. The vendor-neutral report surveyed over 3,000 IoT decision-makers in enterprise organizations in order to give the industry...

Cellular IoT device security–What challenges does its unique ecosystem pose? (Analyst Angle)

Nowadays, security and privacy are on everybody’s mind. Hardly a day goes by without the news of security breaches at major institutions. Most of the time, the reporting is focused on the cloud or network infrastructure, hardly ever on devices. However, when it comes...

Blockchain holds much promise for IoT security (Reader Forum)

The Internet of Things (IoT) is generating a great deal of excitement across all verticals, especially as operators ramp up plans for 5G networks. IoT increasingly is being used across a broad spectrum of industries, as well as in the consumer segment. Globally, IoT...

UK mulls security ratings and immutable passwords for IoT devices

The UK government has set out a plan to secure and protect consumer IoT devices from cyber attacks. It is considering a mandatory labelling scheme to rate the security of IoT devices, and inform consumers how secure their devices and appliances really are. It is...

CableLabs focuses on IoT security in the home and the future

One of the areas of focus for CableLabs, the cable industry's research and development group, is in how to improve the security of internet of things devices -- both those that are already in users' homes, and those that will emerge in the near...

Spirent supports major U.S. network automation expansion

Spirent says operators in the U.S. and Mexico are accelerating network automation Spirent Communications says it is supporting an accelerated expansion of network automation by multiple, unnamed "top North American mobile operators" in the U.S. and Mexico. Spirent said that the expansion comes on top of...

Surveillance, take-downs and blackouts: Examples of IoT security hacks

Following BlackHat 2018, there has been more discussion around IoT security. During the conference, Ijay Palansky, a partner at law firm Armstrong Teasdale, which represented plaintiffs in the 2015 hacking of a Jeep in transit, warned there was a law of understanding of IoT...

AT&T among 15 operators to commit to GSMA’s IoT security guidelines

Mobile operators from every region have backed the GSMA’s new IoT security guidelines. AT&T is the only US operator so far to have committed to the GSMA measures; it is joined by the leading operator brands in Europe and China. The GSMA guidelines make 85...