SXSW 2018 Recap: Is the Future of IoT as Scary as It Seems?
Just how scared should we be of the Internet of Things (IoT)? It’s hard to say. Recent cybersecurity threats like Mirai have caused the news to paint the future of IoT as an unsafe hackathon free-for-all. In his recent SXSW 2018 presentation, “Internet of Scary Things: Botnet in a Box,” our CTO Rob Pope separated […]
Why Are IoT Devices so Insecure Right Now?
If you’ve been reading Dogtown Media News recently, you know that the tech community has seen its fair share of hacking attacks aimed at compromising the Internet of Things (IoT). And you don’t have to be a techie or developer in San Francisco to understand why this has the potential to be chaotic — IoT […]
The Internet of Things Is Under Attack
Image Source: Robot Tip There’s always something new brewing in cybersecurity. Unfortunately, the headlines aren’t exactly giving good news. We’re only now catching our breaths from the KRACK WiFi hack, yet there are already a few other threats to watch out for. Sorry, Internet of Things developers, but this latest installment about hacks focuses on your […]
Dogtown’s Rob Pope Talks Botnets and Security at IoT World
Last week, the Santa Clara Convention Center was bustling with innovators, execs, and app developers for the Internet of Things World expo. It’s the world’s largest IoT conference, with over 11,000 professionals in the industry in attendance this year. It should be no surprise that the expo was packed out given that internet of things […]
Is Ransomware a Concern for IoT developers and Users?
Ransomware has emerged as a major threat in recent years, pitting security experts and hackers in an arms race to protect private data from “freezing” or deletion on both mobile and desktop hardware. Now app developers are concerned that ransomware could make the jump to Internet of Things devices as more household appliances and systems […]