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ThreatList: Latest DDoS Trends by the Numbers

Threatpost

Trends in DDoS attacks show a evolution beyond Mirai code and point to next-gen botnets that are better hidden and have a greater level of persistence on devices – making them "far more dangerous.".

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Machine Identities are Essential for Securing Smart Manufacturing

Security Boulevard

The following are six advantages of IoT in the manufacturing industry. Integrating IoTs into monitoring both equipment settings and the outcomes of each production step helps manufacturers detect quality problems at the source. . Transitioning to a smart factory requires paying close attention to industrial IoT security.

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Supply Chain Security 101: An Expert’s View

Krebs on Security

TS: Yes, you can put something into everything, but all of a sudden you have this massive big data collection problem on the back end where you as the attacker have created a different kind of analysis problem. Of course, some nations have more capability than others to sift through huge amounts of data they’re collecting.

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RSA USA 2017 In Review

The Falcon's View

AI, ML, and Big Data Lies. Whether it be massive DDoS attacks built on the back of woefully insecure IoT devices or sizable holes in cloud CDN infrastructure a la Cloudbleed , there are a lot of holes, a lot of bugs, and a lot of undertrained people, all of which will lead to bad days. Incidents are inevitable.

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GUEST ESSAY: The case for acknowledging — and bridging — the security gap between IT vs OT

The Last Watchdog

However, the widespread adoption of big data analytics and the recent rise of industrial IoT devices are two examples of technology trends that require greater communication between these networks – and within organizations, their respective departments. In 2016, Mirai compromised as many as 2.5 A New Wave of Attacks.

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