Cybersecurity Insiders – Nearly Half of Organizations Can’t Tell If Their IoT Devices Were Breached, Finds Study

cybersecurity_insiders_logoThe Internet of Things (IoT) is on the rise. According to Statista, the number of IoT devices are expected to increase from 23.14 billion to 30.73 billion in 2020. By 2025, that number is expected to more than double to 75.44 billion.

Such projected growth highlights the need for organizations to harden their IoT devices. But are companies adequately prepared to meet the challenges of IoT security?

To answer that question, Gemalto surveyed 950 IT and business decision makers globally for its report, The State of IoT Security.

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Cybersecurity Insiders – Fancy Bear Leaks Documents Allegedly Stolen from International Luge Federation

cybersecurity_insiders_logoFancy Bear has leaked what it asserts are documents stolen from the International Luge Federation (ILF) two weeks ahead of the 2018 Winter Olympics.

On 24 January, the digital espionage group posted a statement explaining its motivation for conducting what it calls “OpOlympics”:

Jason Hart, CTO of Data Protection at Gemalto, is familiar with the 2016 incident…

MUCH LIKE FANCY BEARS’ HACK OF THE WORLD ANTI-DOPING AGENCY’S (WADA) WEBSITE LAST YEAR, THESE DOCUMENTS NEED TO BE TAKEN WITH A PINCH OF SALT, AS THE HACKING GROUP HAS A HISTORY OF CHANGING THE DATA THEY STEAL TO SUIT THEIR OWN PURPOSES. THIS DATA MANIPULATION POSES AN ARGUABLY GREATER THREAT TO ORGANIZATIONS THAN SIMPLE DATA THEFT, AS IT CAN ALLOW HACKERS TO ALTER ANYTHING FROM STOCK OR SALES NUMBERS AND IN THIS CASE, POTENTIALLY THE REPUTATIONS OF INNOCENT ATHLETES.

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