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Cisco, Intel collaborate to build private 5G services
Cisco grows its private 5G portfolio with additional agreements with NTT, NEC, and Qualcomm.
New Mirai botnet variant V3G4 targets Linux servers, IoT devices
The new V3G4 variant of Mirai, which creates botnets for DDoS attacks, exploited 13 different vulnerabilities in three campaigns over a six-month period, Palo Alto Network’s Unit 42 team reports.
Cisco adds services, hardware to better support industrial IoT
Cisco adds new visibility, security software to its IoT Operations Dashboard, launches new Catalyst switches.
What is a VPN? A secure network over the internet
VPNs can create secure remote-access and site-to-site connections inexpensively, are a stepping stone to software-defined WANs, and are proving useful in IoT.
Palo Alto Networks looks to shore up healthcare IoT security
Machine-learning based visibility and monitoring are at the heart of the cybersecurity company’s new healthcare-focused, add-on application to its core firewall products.
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Schneider Electric, SAP tighten bonds to ease IIoT system integration
Two major companies, one specializing in high-tech industrial systems and the other in enterprise management software, are deepening their partnership, with the idea of making industrial IoT application deployment easier, and...
Engineering workstation attacks on industrial control systems double: Report
Some of the biggest challenges faced in securing industrial control systems involve integrating legacy and aging operational technology with modern IT systems.
Tips on securing IoT devices gleaned from enterprises that use them
IoT devices pose significant threats to enterprises because of lack of visibility into what devices are on enterprise networks and inadequate use of monitoring tools to watch for malicious behaviors.
Portnox adds IoT fingerprinting to network access control service
The IoT fingerprinting feature will allow companies to fully identify IoT devices that don't have the storage or processing capabilities to communicate complete identifying information such as model number, or even device type.
IoT survey: 70% of enterprises expect a 1-year ROI
IoT deployments are on the rise, with most companies in the process of deploying the technology, according to an Omdia survey.
Digital-twin tech at crux of Schneider Electric's $10.7B deal for Aveva
Schneider touts synergy, reference-agnostic data platforms, but insists that Aveva will continue to operate much as it has in the past.
Medical device vulnerability could let hackers steal Wi-Fi credentials
Vulnerabilities on battery units for medical infusion pump devices made by Baxter could allow for network access, DoS and man-in-the-middle attacks, highlighting IoT security issues and the need to properly decommission equipment,...
Semtech acquires Sierra Wireless for IoT technology
Semtech has been working on IoT technology, and buying Sierra will accelerate that effort.
What is IoT? The internet of things explained
The internet of things (IoT) is a network of connected smart devices providing rich data, but it can also be a security nightmare.
Barracuda report: Almost everyone faced an industrial attack in the last year
Major attacks on industrial systems are on the rise, yet security efforts to protect these systems continue to lag behind.
Microsoft includes IoT devices under its Secured-core program
The Edge Secured-core, program is designed to validate IoT devices for specific security hardware technology, and ensure users that they are running an OS with built-in security technology.
What is edge computing and why does it matter?
With deployments of IoT devices and the arrival of 5G fast wireless, placing compute, storage, and analytics close to where data is created is making the case for edge computing.
