FEATURE : IOT
Ken Steinhardt , Field CTO at Infinidat , said : “ Connected Edge and IoT networks pose a significant security risk to a business as they expand the susceptibility of the enterprise IT network . In response to this risk , Infinidat and VMware offer a validated framework from which current and future enterprise customers can build consistent , innovative security infrastructures in a software defined data center ( SDDC ) environment .”
The framework addresses and provides a solution to three key challenges :
• Protecting against IoT and Edge security threats
• Improving network management via a scalable back-end security monitoring
platform , designed to analyze data from current and evolving CPE
• Ensuring compliance and operational efficiencies , which are both auditable and scalable as well as cost-efficient
“ Reducing risk across the IoT threat landscape is the top priority on every CIO ’ s technology agenda ,” continued Steinhardt . “ It ’ s a compelling start to any conversation , when we say we can increase security event detection in parallel to reducing risk from data breaches , fraud or IP thefts . This collaboration is a significant step forward in addressing that vulnerability and shortfall .”
While cyberattacks on IoT devices increased by 300 % in 2019 according to F-Secure , IT and security teams have the added pressure of being able to demonstrate compliance . However , in today ’ s environment very few teams , with large device networks , have the ability to effectively and efficiently meet this need . Reducing the complexity and cost of storage infrastructures can also lead to improved audit capabilities and reporting , which goes a long way to meeting compliance demands in the short and long term .
The VMware Validated Design ( VVD ) framework is complemented by Infinidat ’ s multi-petabyte scale data storage capabilities , which enable previously unattainable scale , performance , cost-efficiency and volume of data retained to be achieved while improving data visibility , control and risk mitigation . •
Nokia Threat Intelligence Report warns of rising cyberattacks on Internetconnected devices
Cyberattacks on Internet-connected
devices continue to rise at an alarming rate due to poor security protections and cybercriminals use of automated tools to exploit these vulnerabilities , according to the latest Nokia Threat Intelligence Report .
The report found that Internet-connected , or IoT , devices now make up roughly 33 % of infected devices , up from about 16 % in 2019 . The report ’ s findings are based on data aggregated from monitoring network traffic on more than 150 million devices globally where Nokia ’ s NetGuard Endpoint Security product is deployed . Adoption of IoT devices , from smart home security monitoring systems to drones and medical devices , is expected to continue growing as consumers and enterprises move to take advantage of the high bandwidth , ultra-low latency and fundamentally new networking capabilities that 5G mobile networks enable , according to the report .
The rate of success in infecting IoT devices depends on the visibility of the devices to the Internet , according to the report . In networks where devices are routinely assigned public facing Internet IP addresses , a high infection rate is seen . In networks where carriergrade Network Address Translation is used , the infection rate is considerably reduced because the vulnerable devices are not visible to network scanning .
The Threat Intelligence Report also reveals there is no let-up in cybercriminals using the COVID-19 pandemic to try to steal personal data through a variety of types of malware . One in particular is disguised as a ‘ Coronavirus Map ’ application – mimicking the legitimate and authoritative Coronavirus Map issued by Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore , Maryland – to take advantage of the public ’ s demand for accurate information about COVID-19 infections , deaths and
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