“Please don’t do this. Please!” Seven ways to hack a fleet of connected vehicles
FacebookTwitterLinkedinemailA recent report from Consumer Watchdog in the US about connected cars as “killing machines” – on the grounds their systems can be hacked, leading to terrorist-style attacks on critical …
IIC releases AI contract tool, IIoT security guides and IIoT maturity gauge
FacebookTwitterLinkedinemailThe Industrial Internet Consortium (IIC) is piloting a contract automation tool that uses artificial intelligence to negotiate between industrial companies, without human involvement, to arrive at contract terms both sides …
Cisco, Nokia, Vodafone join IBM blockchain to bring order, trust to supply chain
FacebookTwitterLinkedinemailCisco, Lenovo, Nokia, Schneider Electric, and Vodafone have joined IBM’s new Trust Your Supplier (TYS) blockchain project to bring efficiency, order, and accountability to the supply chain. Belgian brewing company …
Call for ‘kill switches’ in connected cars, as fears rise of 9/11-style cyber-attack
FacebookTwitterLinkedinemailA coordinated cyber-attack on connected cars in the US could case thousands of deaths and cripple national infrastructure, according to a new report from Consumer Watchdog, which goes so far …
Mayors push US government for protection against smart-city cyber-attacks
FacebookTwitterLinkedinemailUS mayors have signed a new resolution on data protection to push the US government to bring greater protection against the risks of cyberattacks on edge sensors associated with the …
Cellular IoT device security–What challenges does its unique ecosystem pose? (Analyst Angle)
FacebookTwitterLinkedinemailNowadays, 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 …
Blockchain holds much promise for IoT security (Reader Forum)
FacebookTwitterLinkedinemailThe 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 …
In plain sight – how smart homes risk enterprise IoT, and why nothing is being done (Reader Forum)
FacebookTwitterLinkedinemailWith the rise of connected devices in homes and offices spiralling upwards, Paul Hague, chief executive at UK cybersecurity firm BlackDice, says enterprises are letting vulnerable home devices onto their …
No excuses, reflects industry, after trio of Florida cities are hacked and held to ransom
FacebookTwitterLinkedinemailThere should be few excuses for cyber attacks, and the buck stops with senior managers for failing to prevent and minimise their impact, even as the volume of connected ‘things’ …
No excuses, reflects industry, after trio of Florida cities are hacked and held to ransom
FacebookTwitterLinkedinemailThere should be few excuses for cyber attacks, and the buck stops with senior managers for failing to prevent and minimise their impact, even as the volume of connected ‘things’ …
