Brian Krebs is an excellent resource.
What I'm reading from Dyn indicates that over 10 million compromised devices and distinct individual IP addresses were involved in the attack. That make defense extremely difficult. The figure of 10 million devices is estimated to be less than 10% of what's actually been compromised.
I don't claim these to be original work - On the lighter side:
This is what happens when you first realize you can delete email directly from your smartphone:
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/CvfPeVIVUAAbhji.jpg
The current state of IoT security:
This is what you get when you mix Home Depot, WiFi and a touch screen refrigerator: Pornhub.
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/Ct3yQjNUAAAtuE_.jpg
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Originally Posted by Flagg
Might be worth checking out Krebs on Security:
http://krebsonsecurity.com
His site was recently the target of the biggest DDOS attack to date(Until now).
A good friend owns a company that does big volume IP based security cameras and sensors.
He confirmed what's being written up about "internet of things" at risk of being botnet attack arrays.
The cyberwire is also a really solid podcast in small chunks(avg 15 minutes):
https://thecyberwire.com
"The internet of things" may become the "why we can't have nice things". |