Security
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TWiTIoT: This Week in The Internet of Things – Better Security for IoT Devices. For Users? Not So Much
Greetings, and welcome. This week, a promising new approach to more interoperability and security for IoT devices, and yet more proof users need help with passwords. Lots of help. Soon. And often. As always, your thoughts, reactions, and suggestions welcome. Just send a quick email to medortch@dortchonit.com. And for more on the IoT and IIoT,
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How IoT And Artificial Intelligence Are Changing Homes
90% of US consumers now own some form of smart home device, which is a testament to the fact that IoT has reached mass adoption in the consumer space. With the introduction of artificial intelligence in IoT devices such as Alexa that can learn the patterns of behaviors in users, more homes will see the combination
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TWiTIoT: This Week in The Internet of Things – Malware in the Air, and Better Health with IoT?
Greetings, and welcome. This week, evidence that commercial and military aircraft, ships, and satellites are vulnerable to IoT-borne malware attacks, and efforts to use IoT devices to make medical data more accessible. As always, your thoughts, reactions, and suggestions welcome. Just send a quick email to medortch@dortchonit.com. And for more on the IoT and IIoT,
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Tired of Forgetting Passwords – We Might Have the Answer for You
Sick of forgetting passwords? Do you try entering yours multiple times before hitting that ‘forgot password’ link in disgust? Well, researchers from Xi’an Jiaotong-Liverpool University may have found a simple but effective solution, using an icon-based password system that plays on a human’s natural ability to tell stories. Developed by Dr Hai-Ning Liang, Dr Charles Fleming and
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SingHealth Cyberattack – Wake-Up call for Business
Singapore’s recent SingHealth cyberattack, affecting 1.5 million patients in Singapore, demonstrate why today’s enterprises must be prepared for similar attacks to occur in their organizations. They must also be aware that their current operations may well be impacted as a result of this breach. With the growing proliferation in the number and vastly different endpoints
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Threat Hunting and Digital Investigation at SANS Denver 2018
SANS Institute, the global leader in cyber security training, today announced the keynote address for SANS Denver 2018 (#SANSDenver) taking place October 15-20 in Colorado. Forensic expert Heather Mahalik (@HeatherMahalik) will offer valuable insight into digital investigations during her keynote discussion Convergence Forensics: Leveraging Multiple Skills to Analyze Evidence. According to Mahalik, “Most people are trained in
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TWiTIoT: This Week in The Internet of Things – Even More Fun with IoT Cyber(in)security!
Greetings, and welcome. This week, yet another new survey highlighting the lack of cybersecurity in business IoT deployments, and yet another IoT device vulnerability – 20, actually. As always, your thoughts, reactions, and suggestions welcome. Just send a quick email to medortch@dortchonit.com. And for more on the IoT and IIoT, check out “DortchOnIT’s Industrial Internet
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Consumers Concerned Internet Service Providers Monitor, Share and Sell Personal Data
Internet access is now seen by many to be a human right, a necessity rather than a luxury. Our Internet Service Providers (ISP) are one of the things we love to complain about – the cost, the speed, the reliability are all things that concern us. Another concern that is becoming more widespread is privacy
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