Tag: DDoS Attack

The 2016 Dyn Attack and its Lessons for IoT Security

On October 21, 2016, the largest distributed denial of service (DDoS) attack took place, shutting down most of the Internet, including Twitter, Amazon, GitHub, and the New York Times.[1]  The attack targeted Dyn, a company that services a large share of the internet’s domain name system (DNS) infrastructure, and lasted for most of the day.… Read more The 2016 Dyn Attack and its Lessons for IoT Security

IoT devices and DDoS attacks

Last Friday, Steve Herrod, Managing Director of General Catalyst, warned us about the dangers of the lack of security of the Internet of Things (IoT), namely all the poorly secured devices which are part of it. Indeed, hackers can hijack most of these devices, and then to turn this Internet of Things into a real… Read more IoT devices and DDoS attacks

IoT Security: Big Opportunities from Billions of Devices

Internet of Things (IoT) The Internet of Things (IoT) is a system of interrelated computing devices, mechanical and digital machines, objects, animals or people that are provided with unique identifiers and the ability to transfer data over a network without requiring human-to-human or human-to-computer interaction.   The rapid rise of a new generation of connected, intelligent devices… Read more IoT Security: Big Opportunities from Billions of Devices