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Finnish operator Elisa joins smart city initiative

The Nordic telco signed a letter of intent with the city of Tampere Finnish mobile operator Elisa has signed a letter of intent with the city of Tampere, in Finland, to join the city’s smart city initiative. In the first phase, Elisa will build fiber and...

Study: 48% of U.S. firms using IoT hit by security breaches

The report also showed that IoT breaches can cost up to 13% of the smaller firms´ annual revenues Nearly half of U.S. firms using an internet of things (IoT) network have been hit by a recent security breach, according to a study by consulting firm...

What is an IoT gateway?

 An internet of things (IoT) gateway is a device that connects IoT devices, equipment systems, sensors and the cloud. By connecting the devices in the field and a centralized cloud, the IoT gateway offers local processing and storage solutions, as well as the ability to autonomously...

Charlotte police use the IoT to monitor offenders

Under the new contract the firm will provide its IoT offender monitoring and tracking solution Onmilink U.S. firm Numerex, a provider of enterprise solutions enabling the Internet of Things (IoT), has announced the renewal of a multi-year contract with the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department. Under the terms...

Indian digital transformation firm expands into IoT with acquisition

Digital transformation specialist Happiest Minds Technologies acquired IoT firm Cupola Technology Indian IT company Happiest Minds Technologies has announced the acquisition of IoT specialist Cupola Technology. Happiest Minds Technology focuses on next generation digital transformation, infrastructure, security and product engineering services. The firm said that...

IoT DevCon 2017

Silicon Valley's internet of things developers conference has laid claim to a key audience within the IoT ecosystem: the developers who create the software and embedded systems to connect devices to the internet and analyze the data they generate. The show filled a wing of...

Enterprise IoT Summit: Securing the enterprise for IoT

Securing the enterprise for IoT Moderator Steve Brumer is joined by Paul Jauregui, VP Marketing, Praetorian; Jon Clay, Sr. Global Marketing Manager, Technology and threat Marketing, Trend Micro; Dr. Shane Rooney, IoT Executive Director, GSMA and Mahesh Kodukula, Market Segment Manager of IoT, 7layers https://youtu.be/uofzuaS2njg Steve Brumer, Partner at 151 Advisors...

Iris identity authentication is coming to the internet of things

Earlier this month, EyeLock, a company focused on iris-based identity authentication solutions, announced the introduction of three reference designs architected for high volume OEM integration. EyeLock's new product was designed to fill the rapidly increasing demand for iris authentication solutions for "internet of things" devices and applications...

Meet BlackBerry Secure, a mobile-security platform for IoT

Last week, BlackBerry unveiled its mobile-native approach to security with the launch of a platform designed for the industrial "internet of things." The BlackBerry Secure platform is a product of the company’s individual security offerings combined into a single suite. The cloud-enabled approach was...

IoT in Action | Episode 9 | Politics, interoperability and security in IoT

We spoke with Jim Hunter, Greenwave Systems’ chief scientist and technology evangelist, on the new Trump-led administration, governmental IoT security regulations and interoperability. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=viUkId8jSj8 The United States government recently released guidelines on securing the IoT, following the lead of countries in Europe and Asia. "What is starting...

Future Electronics hoping to benefit from Gemalto M2M, IoT portfolio

Future Electronics announces new franchise agreement with Gemalto Future Electronics, a supplier of electronics components, recently announced a new franchise agreement with Gemalto. The new agreement includes Gemalto’s portfolio of machine-to-machine products, cellular technologies and "internet of things" solutions. “The addition of Gemalto to our line...

IoT security attacks: a timeline of the internet of things’ darkest hours

IoT security, a worrisome past IoT security is a bit of a conundrum – the only time it gets the coverage it deserves is when it has failed, or is in the process of doing so. It is important to find the silver lining to...

IoT industry must be proactive about ethical data use

Panel discussion: the Internet of Things (IoT) industry has a unique opportunity to enforce ethical data use right from the start. The billions of things that are expected to get connected will generate massive volumes of data. Making sense of that data will be key...

Microsoft launches security program for Azure IoT

Microsoft presented updates to its cloud-based Internet of Things suite, Microsoft Azure IoT, including a security program. Internet of Things (IoT) devices are under increased scrutiny following massive distributed denial of service (DDoS) attacks in the past few weeks, including one which took down Netflix,...

SME´s need to take precaution as health data breaches increase – an opportunity to companies protecting data

Health data breaches has been on the increase for some years now and 2015 was a record year with more than 1 out of 3 Americans having their data compromised. However, as people in the law enforcement and companies offering data security solutions witness...

Bastille releases IoT security solution to protect enterprises from attacks

Bastille, an enterprise IoT security company, announced the availability of its new service to protect internet of things enterprises from information and security threats. Bastille’s solution uses software-defined radio sensors backed by machine-learning technology to provide enterprises with visibility into mobile, wireless and IoT security....

Looking beyond fingerprint sensors: ways to enhance smartphone security

The Motorola Atrix 4G was the first smartphone with a fingerprint scanner for quicker, more secure log in authentication. But the security feature's widespread use came about when Apple introduced it in its iPhone 5s back in 2013. Since then, Snapdragon-powered Android phones have...

Endpoint protection strategy lacking in two-thirds of enterprises

Despite the proliferation of endpoints, only a third of enterprises have an endpoint protection strategy, a new survey reveals. The number and nature of critical endpoints in enterprise networks is evolving as employee-owned devices, virtual machines, point-of-sale terminals, Internet of Things (IoT) devices and servers...

CSA releases guidelines for securing IoT products

Amid growing concerns about IoT devices being used for cyber attacks, the Cloud Security Alliance (CSA) released a 13-step guide for securing IoT products. Internet of Things (IoT) devices were recently used in two massive distributed denial of service attacks (DDoS) one against security expert...

Hacked IoT devices behind largest DDoS attack to date

An army of hacked IoT devices was used to conduct the two largest DDoS attacks to date. Security experts have warned time and again that hacked IoT devices could cause serious security damage. Now might be a good time for IoT device makers and IT departments...

Majority of IoT security attacks originate in China, U.S.

IoT devices are increasingly used for DDoS attacks and a majority of these IoT security attacks originate in China and the U.S. Internet of Things (IoT) devices are increasingly being used for carrying out IoT security attacks, in particular distributed denial of service (DDoS)...

IIC releases official framework for industrial IoT security

Securing the industrial IoT  The Industrial Internet Consortium (IIC), an organization formed to accelerate the industrial internet of things (IIoT), today published the Industrial Internet Security Framework (IISF), a common IoT security framework that addresses security issues in industrial systems. The IISF emphasizes the importance of five...

Cisco and Zones protect beer with connected distribution center

Saving money and creating a connected beer center Del Papa is a beer distribution company founded more than a century ago, and the company today distributes 10 million cases of beer annually from 30 suppliers. More than 375 employees work at their headquarters in Texas City,...

How industrial IoT is transforming public safety

How the internet of things is improving public safety A blend of industrial IoT sensors and consumer devices are being used to enhance public safety and give critical visibility to law enforcement. Here are some public safety use cases for internet of things innovations. The cloud offers predictive policing Predictive policing...