Some things really, really shouldn’t be turned into IoT devices – including vending machines

Researchers find flaws in an internet-connected drill, but say minimal, hard-to-find bugs indicate there is hope for IoT security.

The number of new malware samples in the wild this year targeting connected internet-of-things (IoT) devices has already more than doubled last year’s total.

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Source Boston keynoter Keren Elazari sounded a call to action for industry to extend an acceptance of hackers.

At Source Boston, Josh Corman of the Atlantic Council said that healthcare is suffering from a lack of security talent, devices rife with vulnerabilities, and government incentivizing bad behavior.

Hyundai Motor America patched its Blue Link mobile app after researchers found a cleartext encryption key that could be use to expose user and vehicle information.

A researcher at the Security Analyst Summit described the insecure state Samsung’s Tizen operating system.

Netgear has built beta firmware updates for its Nighthawk routers vulnerable to a command injection attack disclosed last week.

Netgear has confirmed a critical vulnerability in its Nighthawk routers that expose devices to command injection attacks. A public exploit is available.