
Ambitious IoT plans
Sigfox - service provider for IoT connectivity - has now presented its annual results for 2017. The Sigfox network currently reaches 803 million people. By the end of the year, 6 million things are to be connected.
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Sigfox - service provider for IoT connectivity - has now presented its annual results for 2017. The Sigfox network currently reaches 803 million people. By the end of the year, 6 million things are to be connected.
The fact that IoT systems are very easy to attack has not only been proven by countless live hacks, but also by real botnet attacks. Service access points are proving to be a serious weak point.

The industry wants to drive forward the digital transformation with common rules and standards for greater cyber security. On the initiative of the electronics group Siemens, nine partners have therefore agreed on a joint charter.

Security experts from Kaspersky Lab have discovered a number of unknown vulnerabilities in an embedded system of which over a thousand units are installed and online in gas stations worldwide.

The embedded scene will meet in Nuremberg from February 27 to March 1. The 16th edition of Embedded World is expected to set new records - both in terms of exhibitors and exhibition space.

From 25 May 2018, companies will have to redesign their data protection organization. Get ready for the new EU data protection requirements and come to the practical training with Dirk Fromm, one of Germany's leading data protection experts, on April 19 in Munich.

Ilijana Vavan has taken over the position of Managing Director for Europe at Kaspersky Lab. As General Manager DACH, the top manager has also been responsible for the security company's business in Germany, Austria and Switzerland since January 2018.

The Internet of Things will not be successful without secure systems. High-ranking experts will be discussing what needs to be done at embedded world. Register now!
The amended EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) comes into force on May 25, 2018. Companies that do not comply could face fines of up to €20 million or 4% of their global annual turnover. What is changing? What needs to be considered?

According to Kaspersky Lab, the demand for zero-day exploits for industrial control systems on the black market increased significantly in 2017. Specific malware targeting vulnerabilities in automation components can therefore be expected in 2018.