Sensors and Sensibility: Why Context Rules in IoT
For a long time, the emphasis has been on numbers. In 2016, when approximately 11 billion devices were connected to the internet, International Data Corporation (IDC) anticipated that by 2025…
Only by bringing diversity of thought will we make inclusion inevitable
Data has different faces. Some say the tech industry gender gap is narrowing as between 2018 and 2020, there was a reported 2.9% increase in female tech employees. Moreover, some…
Cyberthreats targeting IoT won’t stop but robust, standards-based security offers some protection
According to Kaspersky, the number of attacks targeting IoT devices doubled from the second half of 2020 through the first six months of 2021. Much of this increase is due to the surge in work from home due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
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The new normal in IoT: What to expect in 2022
In these challenging times, normal is not normal anymore. But this is not necessarily bad. In 2021, many companies and organizations have scrambled to adapt to the COVID-19 crisis. Now,…
“Creating a system that is secure is not much more expensive than creating a system that is not”
A few weeks ago, the European Union Agency for Cybersecurity (ENISA) issued a study defining guidelines for securing the supply chain for IoT. For cause, as there is still a…
“Detecting threats is important but being able to respond immediately is crucial”
The phrase “employees are the weakest link in cybersecurity” is still a common thought process, even among cybersecurity professionals. Yet is it still true or just a saying we should…
An appetite for private data
It is 2020, the end of a decade. Putting things in perspective for the new decade to come, what should our worries be in terms of keeping…
Getting serious about IoT security: what can be done?
Shodan claims to be the first search engine for the Internet of Things (IoT) and it’s been dubbed by some as the scariest search engine in the world. Back…