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Rise of IoT globally is still in its early days hence the level of protection is on the lower end.
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We all love Internet of Things (IoT), isn’t it? It has brought ‘things’ a.k.a devices, around us to life - from watch, bed, luggage, bulb and clothes to even buildings (in some time). But that love is now turning into a spoiler. The smart band or watch on your wrist and other IoT electronics are being hacked by malware attackers to turn them into an army of zombie machines, and launch botnet attacks.
Much like October 2016 attack that used IoT webcams and video recorders to block user access to many sites including Twitter, Reddit, Spotify, etc., by spamming the domain name service used by them. Read on as Dhruv Khanna, CEO, Data Resolve – cyber intelligence company shares insights on it.
Read More. Why IoT Botnets Might be the Next Big Worry ?
You're reading Entrepreneur India, an international franchise of Entrepreneur Media.
We all love Internet of Things (IoT), isn’t it? It has brought ‘things’ a.k.a devices, around us to life - from watch, bed, luggage, bulb and clothes to even buildings (in some time). But that love is now turning into a spoiler. The smart band or watch on your wrist and other IoT electronics are being hacked by malware attackers to turn them into an army of zombie machines, and launch botnet attacks.
Much like October 2016 attack that used IoT webcams and video recorders to block user access to many sites including Twitter, Reddit, Spotify, etc., by spamming the domain name service used by them. Read on as Dhruv Khanna, CEO, Data Resolve – cyber intelligence company shares insights on it.
Read More. Why IoT Botnets Might be the Next Big Worry ?
