Internet of Things

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Mirai Botnet Authors Avoid Jail Time

Credit to Author: BrianKrebs| Date: Wed, 19 Sep 2018 16:54:40 +0000

Citing “extraordinary cooperation” with the government, a court in Alaska on Tuesday sentenced three men to probation, community service and fines for their admitted roles in authoring and using “Mirai,” a potent malware strain used in countless attacks designed to knock Web sites offline — including an enormously powerful attack in 2016 that sidelined this Web site for nearly four days.

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Digital transformation and value creation for Oil and Gas at the IT/OT market convergence

Credit to Author: Vincent Jacquement| Date: Thu, 06 Sep 2018 21:10:55 +0000

How much value has digital transformation created so far in the Oil & Gas industry? Which technology has contributed the most and what are the most compelling use cases? What… Read more »

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SecurityTrendMicro

The Risk of IoT Security Complacency

Credit to Author: William “Bill” Malik (CISA VP Infrastructure Strategies)| Date: Wed, 05 Sep 2018 12:04:14 +0000

Cyber security professionals are increasingly relying on their key security solutions to bridge staff and knowledge gaps.

Trend Micro recently surveyed 1,150 IT executives globally. We found a gap between the perceived risk from IoT and the planned mitigation for that risk. Most senior executives recognize that IoT can introduce security risk to the organization, but few will invest resources to remediate that risk. Click here for more details. Senior leadership should…

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SecurityTrendMicro

Securing the Convergence of IT with OT

Credit to Author: William “Bill” Malik (CISA VP Infrastructure Strategies)| Date: Tue, 04 Sep 2018 10:00:00 +0000

The Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) is the leading edge of the convergence of Operational Technology (OT) with IT. This convergence begins with network connectivity but requires enhancements in operational procedures, technology, and training as well. Beginning with the network, IT and OT use different protocols. Within the OT world, vendors have created many proprietary…

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