As part of digital transformation strategies, leading organisations are already using networks to enable new business models such as the Internet of Things (IoT) or optimise existing operating models such as asset tracking. Alternatively, businesses may be investing in technologies such as robotic process automation (RPA), as part of their digital transformation initiatives in order … Read more
Waseda University Faculty of Science and Engineering in Tokyo is currently looking into IoT security by investigating the characteristics of hardware Trojans and researching methods to avoid security risks. Noting the growth in the outsourcing of circuit design and manufacturing coupled expanding internet connectivity, university researchers observe that cybersecurity threats from hardware trojans are also … Read more
A new variant of the InterPlanetary Storm malware is targeting IoT devices, such as TVs that run on Android operating systems, and Linux-based machines, such as routers with ill-configured SSH service, according to Barracuda Networks researchers. The new variant gains access to machines by running a dictionary attack against SSH servers, similar to FritzFrog, another … Read more
A startlingly high number of mobile devices have been covertly modified to pose a security risk to organizations.Researchers at security vendor Zimperium estimate that around one out of every 1,000 devices it encounters have either been rooted (Android) or jailbroken (iOS).While one-tenth of 1 percent does not seem on the surface to be a significant … Read more
Has your old Chromecast suddenly developed a problem? You’re not alone it seems. Many users of second-generation Chromecast and Chromecast Audio streaming devices have discovered that their beloved dongles have gone belly-up and are showing error messages such as: “Untrusted device: [name] couldn’t be verified. This could be caused by outdated firmware.” And what has … Read more