Routers, Vulnerabilities and Attacks In recent years we've paid special attention to cyber-attacks which can be initiated remotely - from anywhere across the globe. This is because they can scale very easily and have impacts on specific targets, but can also wreak havoc with collateral damage on unintended victims. Of all the devices that
24th January 2023 (London, UK) Disappointing Results and the Enactment of the UK Product Security and Telecommunications Infrastructure Act Means Firms Could Face Monetary Penalties for Non-Compliance The IoT Security Foundation has published its latest influential research report which monitors the security management behaviour of consumer IoT product companies. The study reviewed the practice
As we start the new year and move into 2023, there are some key developments at IoTSF that we’d like to keep you updated on – especially our support and participation in the Digital Security by Design challenge. But first, what is the Digital Security by Design challenge? The team at the University of
An Initial Look A European proposal for a regulation that 'bolsters cybersecurity rules to ensure more secure hardware and software products' within European Union internal markets has been published (Sept 15th). The Eu Cyber Resilience Act (CRA) - or 'horizontal cybersecurity requirements for products with digital elements and amending Regulation', is the current culmination of a
For any people that have heard me speak about IoTSF's publications before, you'll know that I enjoy reporting our download figures. The team here is immensely proud of the quality of the materials that we put out and all thanks to our members who contribute their time and expertise to co-produce them. We describe
June 2020 The report can be downloaded for free from IoTSF's publications page The IoT Security Foundation (IoTSF) is pleased to announce a new member-generated publication titled 'Securing the Internet of Things Supply Chain'. The white paper is an output from the Supply Chain Project team which has more than 40
The IoT Security Foundation, nquiringMinds and the University of Oxford collaborate to launch the Secure Networking by Design (SNbD) project for the development of advanced, open source, network protections for Internet Service Providers (ISPs) and router vendors. IoTSF has teamed up with nquiringMinds and the University of Oxford to launch the Secure Networking by Design (SNbD)
For immediate release 30 March 2022 (London, UK) – The IoT Security Foundation is delighted to announce the appointments of Nick Allott and Tim Snape as Executive Steering Board members. Joining the existing Executive Steering Board of 11 members, Nick Allott is also CEO of NquiringMinds, a British company with deep commercial experience in
February 15th 2022 Today, IoTSF joins forces with global cybersecurity leaders in calling on device manufacturers and vendors to take immediate action on basic security provisions. We fully support the aims of the Consumer IoT Security Statement of Support signed by approximately 100 organisations including IoTSF and its members. The essential statement reads: As
When it comes to IoT attacks and malware, there is a perceptible pattern in which most intrusions manifest. It is good practice to study such patterns and draw conclusions so that we may extrapolate to future attacks.
