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Window Snyder’s new startup Thistle Technologies raises $2.5M seed to secure IoT devices

TechCrunch

million in seed funding from True Ventures with the goal of helping IoT manufacturers reliably and securely deliver software updates to their devices. Thistle lands on the security scene at a time when IoT needs it most. Mirai had ensnared thousands of IoT devices into its network at the time of the attack.

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Primer: What DDoS attacks could mean for IoT

The Parallax

It was the largest-ever recorded DDoS attack—until five days later, when Arbor Networks detected a 1.7Tbps attack targeting a U.S. In 2016, he says, security company Sucuri found that hackers used a DDoS attack to take down the site of a small jewelry store after hacking its Internet-connected security cameras. corporation.

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SecuriThings snares $14M Series A to keep edge devices under control

TechCrunch

Managing IoT devices in a large organization can be a messy proposition, especially when many of them aren’t even managed directly by IT and often involve integrating with a number of third-party systems. Armis nabs $65M Series C as IoT security biz grows in leaps and bounds.

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Taipei-based computer vision startup eYs3D gets $7M Series A

TechCrunch

Participants included ARM IoT Capital, WI Harper and Marubun Corporation, who will each serve as strategic investors. Based in Taipei, Taiwan, eYs3D was spun out of Etron , a fabless IC and system-in-package (SiP) design firm, in 2016. It will use its new funding to build its embedded chip business in new markets.

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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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How Wi-Fi router security has deteriorated since 2003

The Parallax

D-Link takes the issues of network security and user privacy very seriously.”. ASLR was part of the router’s built-in security from its debut in 2011, but it disappeared toward the end of 2016, when the Linux MIPS code was updated to version 4.8. Chart showing the D-Link DAP-2690 dropping ASLR in 2016. Slide courtesy CITL.

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Telecom Network Analytics: Transformation, Innovation, Automation

Cloudera

One of the most substantial big data workloads over the past fifteen years has been in the domain of telecom network analytics. Suddenly, it was possible to build a data model of the network and create both a historical and predictive view of its behaviour. Where does it stand today? What are its current challenges and opportunities?