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 […]
Watch International Cyber Attacks Take Place in Real Time
Security issues have become a hot-button topic for Toronto iPhone app developers and software developers around the world. With cyber crime and hack attacks continuing to make headlines, several new websites that claim to track hacking activity in real time have cropped up. These sites feature maps that show both the targets and the sources […]