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Required Reading on Friday's Cyberattack That Tried to Take Down the Internet

What the hell is Dyn? On Friday, the internet wasn’t quite silenced, but it was certainly muffled. A cyberattack aimed at knocking many of the world’s major websites offline made targets as varied as Twitter, Airbnb, Etsy, and The New York Times inaccessible to a large swath of internet users on the United States’ East Coast […]

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Why it was easy to hack webcams that took down the Internet

Xiongmai’s webcams may have been at the heart of the hack Friday that led to outages across the web. Xiongmai If you were anywhere near the internet in the US on Friday, you probably noticed a bunch of your favorite websites were down for much of the day. Now, experts are saying it’s all because

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Renesas Electronics America Showcases Security, Cloud Connectivity, and User Interface …

SANTA CLARA, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Renesas Electronics America Inc., a premier supplier of advanced semiconductor solutions, will explore embedded design innovation that is breaking down barriers for companies to bring their next connected devices from “big ideas” to the real world at ARM® TechCon™ October 25-27, at the Santa Clara Convention Center in Santa Clara, California. Throughout

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Security for 'Internet of Things' critical to preventing attacks

Internet-connected devices are more frequently found in households — covering everything from thermostats to toys, blu-ray players to baby monitors — but there are security trade-offs that come with the convenience of being able to turn on your home air conditioner from work or watch your children on camera while you dine at a restaurant.

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Social Media Roundup: Oct. 25, 2016

Twitter Offers New Customer Support Features for Businesses“These new features enable businesses to tell users they provide help on Twitter, indicate when they’re most active, and ensure people know they have the option to send them a Direct Message,” according to Twitter. The new features can be activated on the new Customer Support Settings Page

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Massive cyberattack poses policy dilemma, Stanford scholar says

October 24, 2016 Massive cyberattack poses policy dilemma, Stanford scholar says Stanford cybersecurity expert Herb Lin says the Oct. 21 cyberattack that snarled traffic on major websites reveals weaknesses in the Internet of Things that need to be addressed. But stricter security requirements could slow innovation, cost more and be difficult to enforce. Facebook

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The Cyber Threat: Dyn Cyber Attack Highlights Internet of Things Hacking

A system control center operator sits at his computer workstation at an AEP Transmission Operations Center in New Albany, Ohio / AP BY: Bill Gertz Follow @BillGertzOctober 24, 2016 5:15 pm A major cyber attack that disrupted Internet service for major users like Twitter and Amazon in parts of the United States on Friday was

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9 tech trends that will make billions of dollars starting in 2017

Flickr/dee & tula monstah Companies worldwide will spend $3.5 trillion on IT in 2017, market research firm Gartner predicts. Above all else, companies are expected to increase their spending on software and services (as opposed to hardware), as they all rush to buy their tech via the cloud computing model, where tech is hosted in the

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Keeping zombie botnets out of your home network

USA TODAY’s Elizabeth Weise tells how to protect home devices from hackers and says to be wary of refrigerators, stoves and other connected products that don’t have password protection. Worried your Internet connection is too slow? You can check your router to see if any rogue devices are using your connection.(Photo: Getty Images/iStockphoto) SAN FRANCISCO

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PrismTech Announces Vortex Edge PMQ – Predictive Analytics at the Industrial Internet of Things …

LAS VEGAS–(BUSINESS WIRE)– PrismTech™, a global leader in software platforms for distributed systems, today announced Vortex™ Edge PMQ, a predictive analytics solution for Edge Computing in the Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT). Vortex Edge PMQ provides a fully integrated hardware, data connectivity and analytics package which rapidly turns IIoT data into real-time predictive maintenance insights

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