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2016 Internet of Things (IoT) Predictions

CTOvision

Gartner predicts that number of IoT devices in use worldwide will grow from an estimated 5 billion in 2015 to some 25 billion connected devices by 2020. The best business strategies will perfectly balance the ever-growing IoT market opportunities versus a rapidly evolving threat environment. Hacks will increase in scope and complexity.

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6 cybersecurity trends we’re thankful for

The Parallax

We’ve written about these apps at length , and while many of them continue to interest their niche users, the fact that since 2016, more than 1 billion people using WhatsApp are texting and calling one another in end-to-end encrypted conversations is nothing short of remarkable.

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Ransomware Exponentially Increasing as IoT Provides Physical Targeting Opportunities

CTOvision

Ransomware is increasingly targeting multiple industries with downtime and lost productivity as its attack surface expands beyond the virtual realm to the physical via the Internet of Things (IoT), however, organizations can posture against this threat with a comprehensive approach to risk management. million in 2015 to 638 million in 2016.

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With Great Bandwidth, Comes Great Responsibility

CableLabs

It is our mutual responsibility to assure that devices we connect to these blazing 10 gigabit internet connections, are updated and patched, free from default passwords and use proper authentication and authorization. This work has culminated in the release of OCF’s international ISOIEC specification for IoT interoperability.

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Zero Trust Security for NIS2 compliance: What you need to know

CIO

Given rising IoT adoption, erosion of the corporate perimeter due to work-from-everywhere, and increasingly sophisticated threats that exploit “trusted” users and devices for malicious purposes, these security approaches can expose the organization to greater risk. European Union. European Union.

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IoT Device Security: How to protect your IoT devices from attack?

Trigent

The Internet of Things or IoT is now practically part of our lives, home or work. But the security of IoT deployments is now a perennial concern for organizations while offering secure ecosystems for all. Interestingly, improving security was a key spending driver for most businesses when it came to adopting IoT.

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Top 5 Ways to Improve the Security of Your Business

Kaseya

The Internet of Things (IoT) and unsecured IoT devices are also proving to be a huge risk for SMBs. In 2017, 50,000 cyber-attacks were targeted at IoT devices, an increase of 600 percent from 2016 and the number of IoT-driven malware attacks surpassed 121,000 in 2018. Implement multi-factor authentication (MFA).

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