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2016 Internet of Things (IoT) Predictions

CTOvision

To help IoT solution providers define their 2016 product roadmap, here are some of INSIDE Secure’s top IoT predictions for the year: IoT hype will become reality. In 2016 there will be a growing number of authentic success stories where the IoT provides real value to consumers and enterprises.

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6 cybersecurity trends we’re thankful for

The Parallax

We’ve written about these apps at length , and while many of them continue to interest their niche users, the fact that since 2016, more than 1 billion people using WhatsApp are texting and calling one another in end-to-end encrypted conversations is nothing short of remarkable.

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Is ad fraud a cybersecurity problem?

The Parallax

Deftly sliding from desktop browsers to mobile devices to smart TVs and other Internet of Things devices, ad fraud is a multibillion-dollar business problem that has been running rampant across the Internet for years. In a 2016 analysis, Hewlett Packard Enterprise identified it as the most lucrative form of cybercrime.

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Fraud prevention platform Sift raises $50M at over $1B valuation, eyes acquisitions

TechCrunch

In 2020, complaints of suspected internet crime surged by 61%, to 791,790, according to the FBI’s 2020 Internet Crime Report. The company’s “Digital Trust & Safety” platform aims to help merchants not only fight all types of internet fraud and abuse, but to also “reduce friction” for legitimate customers.

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February 2024 Patch Tuesday

Ivanti

Microsoft has resolved a Security Feature Bypass vulnerability in Internet Shortcut Files ( CVE-2024-21412 ) which could allow an attacker to target a user with a specially crafted file designed to bypass security checks. If you have not installed the more recent CU or turned on the Extended Protection for Authentication, this is more urgent.

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Is ad fraud a cybersecurity problem?

The Parallax

Deftly sliding from desktop browsers to mobile devices to smart TVs and other Internet of Things devices, ad fraud is a multibillion-dollar business problem that has been running rampant across the Internet for years. In a 2016 analysis, Hewlett Packard Enterprise identified it as the most lucrative form of cybercrime.

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Protestware on the rise: Why developers are sabotaging their own code

TechCrunch

Unterwaditzer’s atomicwrites project matched the criteria and his account was required to be enrolled in two-factor authentication, something he described in a post as “an annoying and entitled move in order to guarantee SOC2 compliance for a handful of companies (at the expense of my free time)” that rely on his code.