EU picks agency to lead IoT security labelling efforts
ENISA set for a permanent mandate to provide cybersecurity services to EU member states.
ENISA set for a permanent mandate to provide cybersecurity services to EU member states.
IoT security gets a moment in the spotlight at Barcelona's Mobile World Congress.
The recent distributed denial of service (DDoS) attacks on managed DNS provider Dyn, which knocked out top websites like Spotify, Amazon and Twitter, has forced lawmakers to search for answers to the problem of inherently insecure Internet of Things (IoT) devices, such as webcams, DVR, printers and routers.
Lawmakers have been warned that cyber attacks are going to get physical and if they want to have a decent answer when things do go wrong, they’ll need to make laws that force manufacturers to build secure products.
Ashton Kutcher is best known as an actor and producer, but he is also a successful tech investor having taken stakes in companies such as Airbnb, Foursquare, Meerkat, Spotify and Uber.
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Last Friday’s attack that cut access to dozens of popular websites was likely carried out by kids rather than Russia or another state actor, according to a firm that’s been closely tracking the incident.
It didn’t take long for hackers to leverage the newly released Mirai source code to build new Internet of Things (IoT) botnets, with an observed surge in Mirai-generated botnets.
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Ads played to Spotify listeners tried to install malware on PCs and Macs.
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Apple has you when you're out and about and they have you in the lounge room through the iPhone and iPad. But now, with their new CarPlay, Apple is trying infiltrate your life while you're driving.
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Free doesn't have to mean cheesy, especially when it comes to freeware. A developer's passion project can become something you can't imagine being without, and the fact that you don't have to lay out any cash to acquire it is a major bonus. Some developers accept donations to further development, so consider giving what you can if you find value in their efforts.
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It's common for websites requiring registration to offer a social-sign-in option. That allows the consumer to use their credentials from a social networking site, such as Facebook or Twitter, at the new site, thus avoiding the need for creating yet another username and password to remember.
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