IoT security survey reveals alarming challenges and costs

Keyfactor and Vanson Bourne have released findings from an independent survey and analysis that examines the state of IoT security for both manufacturers and end users. The report, “Digital Trust in a Connected World: Navigating the State of IoT Security,” reveals concerns and challenges modern businesses face when establishing digital trust in today’s connected world,

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nCipher Security enables organisations to keep pace with expanding cloud and IoT security requirements

nCipher Security, the provider of trust, integrity and control for business critical information and applications, announces enhanced remote access to the crypto capabilities delivered by its nShield Connect XC hardware security modules (HSMs).

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Europe’s 274mn smart meters must be made secure by design, says Berg Insight

According to a new report from the IoT analyst firm, Berg Insight, the installed base of smart electricity and gas meters in Europe will grow by 22% in 2018 to reach 151.9 million.

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IoT sector should worry about global PKI trends, says Thales

The IoT industry has a vision problem. The public can’t see the benefits as easily as they can picture the downsides.

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Solution to secure enterprise blockchain infrastructure launched by Device Authority

Device Authority, a provider of Identity and Access Management (IAM) for the Internet of Things (IoT), announced its solution for securing Enterprise Blockchain infrastructure, powered by KeyScaler.

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Skills gap hits the IoT market

Although the exact numbers of the market potential of IoT varies between various estimates, McKinsey sets it to be between $2.7(€2.19) to $6.2(€5.04) trillion by 2025. It is estimated that the number of connected devices is set to increase approximately five fold, from 27 billion in 2017 to 125 billion by 2030. However, this potential can be leveraged only

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Yubico launches YubiHSM 2 a new, cost-effective Hardware Security Module (HSM) for servers and IoT gateways

Yubico, the provider of authentication and encryption hardware devices for the modern web, launched the YubiHSM 2, a new, cost-effective Hardware Security Module (HSM) for servers and IoT gateways. The product delivers the highest levels of security for cryptographic digital key generation,

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Transatel pleads for new pillars of IoT security

On May 22nd 2017, the European Union Agency for Network and Information Security (ENISA) issued a position paper raising this very issue of IoT security. Together with major actors of the semiconductor industry (Infineon, NXP, STMicroelectonics), the agency warned of a “market failure” in IoT security so far: it’s important to act now.

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IoT device manufacturers can now manage PKI certificates throughout the product lifecycle

Icon Labs, a provider of security solutions for IoT and edge devices, has announced its IoT Certificate management solution supports Infineon Technologies’ OPTIGA™ Trusted Platform Module (TPM).

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Taking responsibility: Six ways developers and manufacturers can build a more secure IoT

Poor IoT device security is a growing concern throughout the business world. Thomas Fischer, Threat researcher and Global Security advocate at Digital Guardian outlines six ways IoT product developers and manufacturers can prevent their devices from being turned into a botnet army.

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Floodgate IoT security toolkit for edge devices launched by Icon Labs

Icon Labs, a provider of security solutions for IoT and edge devices, has introduced its new Floodgate IoT Security Toolkit.

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Device Authority joins Dell Internet of Things solutions partner program

Device Authority, a global provider of security automation and data protection for the Internet of Things (IoT) and Gartner Cool Vendor 2016, announced that it has become a Dell IoT Solutions Partner.

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Addressing key IoT security concerns for manufacturers

The potential of the Internet of Things is no secret: Gartner predicts 20.8 billion things will be connected by 2020. Others say that number could be as high as 50 billion. But connecting technologies in new ways and deploying them in new cyber-physical environments creates countless new security threats.

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GlobalSign offers high volume digital certificate for cloud providers

GMO GlobalSign, a provider of identity and security solutions for the Internet of Everything (IoE), has announced a hosted SSL and PKI certificate service with what it says are unmatched, high-scale issuance capabilities.

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Securing the IoT: 4 rules for product developers

Believe it or not, we are living in the IoT era. What felt so futuristic only a few short years ago is here now — and it is here to stay.

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