Mirai — a notorious malware that’s been enslaving IoT devices — has competition. A rival piece of programming has been infecting some of the same easy-to-hack internet-of-things products, with a resiliency that surpasses Mirai, according to security researchers. “You can almost call it Mirai on steroids,” said Marshal Webb, CTO at BackConnect, a provider of […]
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Startups For IoT Security Security is the big buzzword for the Internet of Things as more devices become connected to networks – and subsequently IoT users grapple with more security vulnerabilities. While a significant concern for customers, IoT security also presents a huge opportunity for the technology industry. According to market research firm IDC, worldwide
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The Internet of Things is taking college campuses by storm. From a Google Home in a professor’s office to a control system in a campus power plant, IoT devices are rapidly spreading, with no sign of slowing down. Within three years, analysts project, IoT devices may outnumber traditional computing devices by a 2-to-1 ratio. These
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While “Smart” TVs are becoming more and more common, there are many of us who are still using a standard model without any of the features found on newer devices. Among the features missing from most older televisions is the ability to sync with an Amazon Echo or similar device. Luckily, there is a fairly
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Apr 17, 2017— Perhaps you figure that the Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) is all about monitoring industrial equipment like pumps, generators, motors, gauges, switches and other gadgets classically considered to be industrial. Think again! Well, you’re right that the IIoT helps your organization monitor industrial assets. And yet, so there’s so much more. How
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Among 29 analysts covering Oasis Petroleum Inc. (NYSE:OAS), 18 have Buy rating, 1 Sell and 10 Hold. Therefore 62% are positive. Oasis Petroleum Inc. had 89 analyst reports since July 21, 2015 according to SRatingsIntel. The stock has “Outperform” rating by Macquarie Research on Monday, January 9. On Tuesday, March 29 the stock rating was
Companies, like people and cities, have every right to call themselves whatever they please. I come to this conviction, perhaps, as a native of Illinois, where cities like Des Plaines (pronounced dess-PLAINS) and Marseilles (mar-SAILS) defy the sophisticated outsider to apply a French pronunciation. Silver Spring Networks (ssni), a publicly traded company that provides so-called
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Internet of Things (IoT) devices are proliferating into unanticipated areas of businesses and personal lives. The explosion of IoT devices follows the familiar pattern of the bring-your-own-device (BYOD) movement, which has infiltrated the same spaces. What differentiates the two categories is the number of items and the cost of individual devices. But while the differences
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The internet of things (IoT) and smart-building technologies continue to grab headlines and the attention of facility managers. Leading research firms predict significant growth over the next five to 10 years. Specifically, Navigant Research projects that revenue for energy-management systems will grow to $10.8 billion in 2024 from $2.4 billion in 2015. Another research firm, Memoori, figures
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