IoT
Japan to certify IoT devices based on their Cyber Attack Vulnerabilities
All these years, we witnessed electronic manufacturers offering appliances marked with energy consumption ratings. But Japan which is considered as an electronics hub to the whole world will soon be coming up with a new trend to certify ‘Internet of Things’ with a security certification. Japan’s Internal Affairs and Communications Ministry plans to introduce a […]
Cyber Attack on American University network makes IoT search for ‘Seafood’
A Cyber Attack on a computer network of an American University made all internet connected devices of the educational institution search for seafood in nearby restaurants. The said Distributed Denial of Service was so intense that it immediately slowed down and eventually brought down the entire network. NOTE- When abnormal traffic hits a computer network […]
Cyber Attacks on Japan’s Critical Infrastructure touches 128 billion mark
Internal Affairs and Communications Ministry of Japan has disclosed that the cyber attacks made on their nation’s critical infrastructure touched the mark of 128 billion- a 2.4 fold increase from the previous year. And the Ministry added in their announcement that half of the attacks were launched from China. Initially, the primary targets of the […]
AT&T strengthens Internet of Things (IoT) offerings with Gemalto’s remote subscription management solution
Gemalto (Euronext NL0000400653 GTO), the world leader in digital security, is supplying AT&T with a remote subscription management solution that will help enable its customers to deploy new and highly secure IoT applications in the U.S. and globally. Gemalto’s LinqUS On-Demand Connectivity (ODC) subscription management solution and GSMA M2M 3.1 compliant Embedded SIMs (eSIMs) will […]
Gemalto launches LTE Cat. M1 wireless module to enable new IoT use cases
Amsterdam, January 4, 2017 – Gemalto (Euronext NL0000400653 GTO), the world leader in digital security, is launching a leading edge LTE Cat. M1 wireless module for IoT solutions . The new Cinterion® LTE Cat. M1 solution takes network efficiency and simplicity to new heights, delivering LTE for Machine-Type-Communication (MTC) and improved power savings that enables […]
Companies in China witness a surge in cyber attacks
Firms operating in China and Hong Kong(HK) have witnessed a surge in cyber attacks in the past couple of years. This was confirmed by a PWC survey which added that cyber attacks grew 969 percent between 2014 and 2016. The surge in cyber attacks was witnessed due to a widely adopted trend where innovation has […]
IoT: Usability Dream or Privacy Nightmare?
Javvad Malik wrote an interesting post about IoT: Usability Dream or Privacy Nightmare? that I would like to share. “Probably the best £100 I’ve ever spent was on a Nest Protect. It’s awesome. In a nutshell, it’s a Wi-Fi enabled smoke and carbon dioxide detector. My “dumb” one worked just as well but this one has […]
Huawei to offer Trustlook mobile security to its mobile users
Huawei has made it official that all its Emotional User Interface(EMUI) custom operating system users will have embedded software offering them utmost mobile security against all cyber attacks. As mobile banking and usage of apps has increased to many folds in recent times, Huawei wants to induce a trust into its phone users by offering […]
