Smartwatches for Kids Found to Use “123456” as Hidden Default Password

Smartwatches for Kids Found to Use “123456” as Hidden Default Password

Major security issues discovered in children smartwatches

Smart Toys Plagued by Security Issues, Consumer Group Warns

Smart Toys Plagued by Security Issues, Consumer Group Warns

Security flaws discovered in several smart toys

FBI: Don’t Forget to Change Your Fridge Password

FBI: Don’t Forget to Change Your Fridge Password

FBI provides security recommendations for IoT users

  • Linux
  • By Marius Nestor
  • November 21st, 2019
Canonical Teases Big Ubuntu Announcement with Leading Global Automation Company

Canonical Teases Big Ubuntu Announcement with Leading Global Automation Company

Introduces Ubuntu to the industrial Mittelstand at SPS 2019

Canonical Brings Ubuntu 18.04 LTS to IoT & Embedded Devices with Ubuntu Core 18

Canonical Brings Ubuntu 18.04 LTS to IoT & Embedded Devices with Ubuntu Core 18

To be supported for 10 years with security updates

IoT Botnets Behind 78% of Malware Network Events in 2018 According to Report

IoT Botnets Behind 78% of Malware Network Events in 2018 According to Report

150 million devices used during the malware analysis process

Shellbot Variant Used in New Botnet, Spreads Using IoT and Linux Vulnerabilities

Shellbot Variant Used in New Botnet, Spreads Using IoT and Linux Vulnerabilities

Can also compromise Android and Windows devices

Hide and Seek IoT Botnet Now Spreads to New Android Devices Using ADB over Wi-Fi

Hide and Seek IoT Botnet Now Spreads to New Android Devices Using ADB over Wi-Fi

Takes advantage of remote connections without authentication

Microsoft Launches Windows 10 IoT October 2018 Update

Microsoft Launches Windows 10 IoT October 2018 Update

New version of the IoT OS announced by the software giant

  • Security
  • By Sergiu Gatlan
  • September 28th, 2018
Stealthy and Persistent Torii IoT Botnet Infects Devices via Telnet

Stealthy and Persistent Torii IoT Botnet Infects Devices via Telnet

The malware can compromise a large array of architectures

  • Security
  • By Sergiu Gatlan
  • September 26th, 2018
Researchers Describe Modular VPNFilter as the Swiss Army Knife of Malware

Researchers Describe Modular VPNFilter as the Swiss Army Knife of Malware

The multi-stage malicious framework compromised 500K devices

  • Security
  • By Sergiu Gatlan
  • September 12th, 2018
DDoS Attacks Almost Five Times More Powerful Because of IoT Botnets

DDoS Attacks Almost Five Times More Powerful Because of IoT Botnets

Maximum recorded attack size in Q2 2018 was 359 Gbps

  • Linux
  • By Marius Nestor
  • July 10th, 2018
Infographic: Ubuntu Linux Is Used by Millions Worldwide and Connects Everything

Infographic: Ubuntu Linux Is Used by Millions Worldwide and Connects Everything

Ubuntu is used by millions of people everywhere in the world

  • Linux
  • By Marius Nestor
  • June 21st, 2018
Ubuntu 16.04 LTS Is Now Certified on Intel's NUC Mini PCs and IoT Boards

Ubuntu 16.04 LTS Is Now Certified on Intel's NUC Mini PCs and IoT Boards

The certification was given for IoT device development

openSUSE Leap 15 Linux OS Is Now Available for Raspberry Pi, Other ARM Devices

openSUSE Leap 15 Linux OS Is Now Available for Raspberry Pi, Other ARM Devices

Beagle Boards, Arndale, CuBox-i, and OLinuXino are supported

Microsoft Launches Windows 10 IoT Core Services with 10 Years of Support

Microsoft Launches Windows 10 IoT Core Services with 10 Years of Support

This is a paid version of Windows 10 IoT Core

  • Linux
  • By Marius Nestor
  • April 17th, 2018
Microsoft Launches Linux-Powered Azure Sphere Initiative to Secure IoT Devices

Microsoft Launches Linux-Powered Azure Sphere Initiative to Secure IoT Devices

The first preview of Microsoft Azure Sphere is now available

 
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