The Owari DDoS botnet, built by knocking over weakly-secured Internet of Things (IoT) devices, has had a bad week.
Tag Archives: internet of things
How a law making car hacking illegal could make us all less safe
Security and privacy watchdogs worry that a proposed law intended to improve cybersecurity of automobiles could also make it illegal for researchers to examine code in vehicles’ computers.
It’s not CLOUD computing, it’s CLOWN computing! [Chet Chat Podcast 219]
Join Sophos experts Chester Wisniewski and Paul Ducklin as they dissect the latest computer security news in their witty but informative way.
Internet of Things – do you really need a kettle that can boil your security dry?
This week in #CyberAware, the theme is “Internet of Things.” But how much does security really matter to a light bulb or a kettle?
The NSA is funding a ‘safer’ Internet of Things
A university project aims to build a lightweight virtualization architecture that can be used to bake cybersecurity into connected systems from the design phase.
Hacked: yup, even your skateboard isn’t safe
Security researchers have revealed the latest IoT security blunder by hacking electric skateboards via a Bluetooth controller.
Baby, you can hack my car: researchers take over a Jeep from 10 miles away
Two renowned security researchers have discovered a way to remotely hack into and take over a Jeep Cherokee, controlling the brakes and accelerator as well as other components. 
“Probably tired and shagged out after a long squawk” – 60 Sec Security [VIDEO]
Our weekly witty-but-serious video – news you can use, and it only takes a minute. Enjoy…
Privacy group wants to shut down “eavesdropping” Barbie
It’s worried about kids’ voices being recorded by a corporation that will then target ads at them, but it should be far more worried about security and privacy. 
Get ready for the internet-enabled, speech recognising, joke-telling Barbie
An internet-enabled toy that talks to your kids: what could possibly go wrong?!