Data Digest: 3 Articles about IoT Botnets and Security
Mitigate future DDoS attacks by learning how manufacturers and users can improve IoT security, how Bluetooth technology may increase IoT security risks, and how IoT botnets are formed.
- By Quint Turner
- November 7, 2016
The Mirai botnet was only as strong as the assorted IoT devices that powered it. This article explains the increasing security responsibilities for all IoT device owners and manufacturers.
Read more at Business 2 Community
This article explores how a new Web Bluetooth API changes security and development concerns for IoT devices.
Read more at The Daily Dot
The recent massive DDoS attack used IoT devices as power, but how? This article answers that question and many others about the growth of IoT botnets.
Read more at www.helpnetsecurity.com
About the Author
Quint Turner is an editorial intern at TDWI and an undergraduate English student at Skidmore College. Follow his blog at pungry.com.