‘Tis the season for predictions, and the IT security industry has been particularly prolific: a number of the major vendors have come out with their thoughts on what we can expect in cyber crime and cyber crime prevention in 2019. Not surprisingly, IoT loomed large in their forecasts. Not surprisingly the news was, mostly, not […]
The edge is back, but it will be hacked.
A resurgence of interest in edge computing will create new vulnerabilities and open up a new avenue for hackers, says Nick Savvides, Symantec’s chief technology officer for APJ. Setting out a series of predictions for cyber security developments in 2019, Savvides declared “The edge is back … And IoT is driving it.” According to Savvides, […]
Smart home devices are anything but security smart
Symantec has issued a damning indictment of the security of smart home devices. It analysed 50 currently available products and says: “We found that none of the devices enforced strong passwords, used mutual authentication, or protected accounts against brute-force attacks.” Symantec has published its findings in a free report Insecurity in the Internet of Things. […]
