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SoftwareAG Unveils New Internet of Things Solution Accelerator

CTOvision

An Essential Starter Kit for Any CIO Considering the Internet of Things or Software Companies Needing a Jumpstart. The Software AG Internet of Things Solution Accelerator simplifies the tasks necessary to store, visualize and use the growing connectivity and influx of data.” By Bob Gourley.

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BlackNurse attack: 1 laptop can DoS some firewalls, bring down big servers

Network World

An attacker doesn’t need an IoT botnet or massive resources for a denial of service attack to knock large servers offline; researchers warned that all it takes is one laptop for a “ BlackNurse ” attack to bring vulnerable Cisco, SonicWall, Palo Alto and Zyxel firewalls to their knees.

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DoS technique lets a single laptop take down an enterprise firewall

Network World

At a time when the size of distributed denial-of-service attacks has reached unprecedented levels, researchers have found a new attack technique in the wild that allows a single laptop to take down high-bandwidth enterprise firewalls. To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here

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China Says NSA Is Hacking Top Military Research University

SecureWorld News

China's National Computer Virus Emergency Response Center (CVERC) recently made a statement accusing the United States National Security Agency (NSA) of repeatedly hacking the Northwestern Polytechnical University, a key public military research university located in Xi'an, China. stealing over 140GB of high-value data.

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The internet of trusted things

Dataconomy

IoT device security has become an increasingly pressing issue in recent years, as more and more devices become connected to the internet. IoT device security refers to the measures put in place to protect devices connected to the internet from unauthorized access, theft, and damage. What is IoT device security?

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Bayshore Networks: Cloud- and on-premises-based IoT cybersecurity technology for industrial enterprises

CTOvision

Research Team. The company’s policy-based Information Technology/Operational Technology (IT/OT) Gateway, an alternative to next-generation firewalls in some settings, inspects and filters industrial data for customers in fields such as manufacturing, connected cars and smart cities.

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‘Extremely bad’ vulnerability found in widely used logging system

The Verge

Security teams at companies large and small are scrambling to patch a previously unknown vulnerability called Log4Shell, which has the potential to let hackers compromise millions of devices across the internet. The vulnerability is found in log4j, an open-source logging library used by apps and services across the internet.

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