U.S. prosecutors in Alaska last week filed charges against a Washington man who is allegedly linked to the Satori IoT botnet that infected more than 280,000 IP addresses in 12 hours upon its debut in late 2017.
A newly discovered mobile malware implant nicknamed BusyGasper might leave some Android users breathless, if they knew about the unusual set of features the spyware uses to snoop on them.
The incredible advancements that have turned what were once standalone pieces of medical equipment into IoT devices do enable better care for patients, but at the same time open these devices up to cyberattacks, warned the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), working with the National Cybersecurity Center of Excellence (NCCoE), in a new report.
Third-party vulnerabilities discovered in the websites for Apple's online store and phone insurance company Asurion reportedly endangered account PINs belonging to T-Mobile and AT&T customers, respectively.
The rise of IoT has introduced new challenges to security in the enterprise. Like most security challenges, protecting against threats is the basic work of good IT hygiene. Organizations can adopt existing identity management best practices to meet this new challenge.
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