Digital security investments in smart cities are severely lagging, thus seeding the future vulnerabilities of the IoT ecosystem, according to ABI Research. “Smart cities are increasingly under attack by a variety of threats. These include sophisticated cyberattacks on critical infrastructure, bringing industrial control systems (ICS) to a grinding halt, abusing low-power wide area networks (LPWAN) … Read more
In 1965 Wilf Hey was said to coin the catchphrase “garbage in, garbage out” (GIGO) to reflect the view that flawed, or nonsense input data produces nonsense output or “garbage”. The phrase is even more noteworthy today in the era of big data, small data and analytics. As one finance manager participating at a CXOCIETY-hosted roundtable recently … Read more
Palo Alto Networks yesterday said it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Zingbox, an IoT security company, for US$75 million to be paid in cash. The proposed acquisition is expected to close during Palo Alto Networks fiscal first quarter of 2020. The number of connected devices in enterprises is growing exponentially, yet most … Read more
Data on its own means nothing if action is not taken. The conversion of how AI plays a role – creating buckets of unstructured data into structured data, which can be used for decision making and is key to every company. ▄▄▄ ▄▄▄▄ ▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄ ▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄ ▄▄▄▄ ▄▄▄ ▄▄▄▄▄▄ ▄▄ ▄▄▄▄ ▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄ ▄▄ ▄▄▄▄▄ ▄ ▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄ … Read more
Cybercriminals from around the world are actively discussing how to compromise connected devices, and how to leverage these devices for moneymaking schemes, according to Trend Micro.In its latest report entitled “The Internet of Things in the Criminal Underground”, the company showed details of the fast-growing market for IoT attacks. Trend Micro Research analysed forums in … Read more