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WiFi KRACK: Take these four key steps to manage the risk and protect your network

WiFi KRACK: Take these four key steps to manage the risk and protect your network

Michèlle Robinson2018-10-09T12:52:45+01:00

When the WPA2 vulnerability, better known as the WiFi KRACK was revealed late last year, what followed was a torrent of concerning headlines suggesting that all WiFi communications could be decrypted. Whilst it is vulnerability at the core of one of the most popular forms of WiFi network security, all is not as bad as some of the articles might lead you to believe. We're going to take a realistic look at how this attack works and outline some important steps users and service providers can take to keep networks and devices safe. WiFi KRACK: Four key steps to manage the risk and protect your network What is a KRACK? KRACK, meaning Key Reinstallation AttaCK, works by abusing a flaw found in the WPA2 implementation declared [...]

WiFi KRACK: Take these four key steps to manage the risk and protect your networkMichèlle Robinson2018-10-09T12:52:45+01:00

Why IoT Security Will Cost You More

Why IoT Security Will Cost You More

Michèlle Robinson2018-10-09T12:16:34+01:00

IoT security is an increasingly urgent issue, but is still in the early stages of resolution. We take a look at the “Cost to Care” ratio, and why it is set to dictate our responses to this trend for some time to come... The Internet of Things has been a discussion point for years, but only recently has the security aspect become anything more than a concept. However, with recent record-breaking DDoS attacks being squarely blamed on insecure IoT devices, and the publication of the botnet source code (dubbed Mirai); it’s certain this is just a beginning. With an estimated 25 to 50 billion devices set to be connected through IoT by 2020, the scale of the problem is likely to increase. But as the technology to secure, [...]

Why IoT Security Will Cost You MoreMichèlle Robinson2018-10-09T12:16:34+01:00

IoT Security and the Cost-to-Care Ratio

IoT Security and the Cost-to-Care Ratio

Ranbir Sahota2018-10-09T12:10:35+01:00

Here, we take a closer look at IoT security in terms of the "Care-to-Cost" ratio - e.g. are manufacturers and product developers prepared to pay more (at least 25% more) to increase security in their offerings and are consumers willing to shell out for enhanced security? The further we travel into IoT territory, the more the potential for innovation becomes apparent. According to latest estimates, 25 to 50 billion devices will be connected through IoT by 20201,2. This journey isn’t without its challenges – particularly in terms of security. There can be no denying the need to tackle spiralling data and privacy concerns. But – as always – the bottom line is cost and demand; the “Cost to Care” ratio, if you will. This term came to prominence when Boston-based information services [...]

IoT Security and the Cost-to-Care RatioRanbir Sahota2018-10-09T12:10:35+01:00