New IoT Bill Proposes Security Standards for Smart Devices

By this time, almost every one of you owns at least one internet-connected device—better known as the “Internet of things”—at your home, but how secure is your device?

We have recently seen Car hacking that could risk anyone’s life, Hoverboard hacking, even hacking of a so-called smart Gun and also the widespread hacks of insecure CCTV cameras, routers and other internet-connected home

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Building Upon Trump’s Executive Order on Cybersecurity

President Trump’s executive order on cybersecurity sent a powerful message about the real-world implications of information security.

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Bill aims at new role in federal cybersecurity for NIST and its framework

Under a bill approved Wednesday by a House committee, the National Institutes of Standards and Technology would show federal agencies how to implement the Cybersecurity Framework that it developed for companies that own and operate critical industries. For agencies that adopt the framework, it would supplant traditional compliance with federal information security rules. The House Science […]

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NCIIPC: It’s Time to Step Forward And Protect Our Critical Infrastructures from Cyber Attacks

The IT threat landscape has changed dramatically over the last three-four years.

With no shortage of threat actors, from hacktivists to nation-states, criminals to terrorists, all of them are now after something new.

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Cybersecurity: This Is Not a Drill

Organizations large and small must address many common cybersecurity vulnerabilities to keep up with the evolving threat landscape.

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