Remote code execution is possible by exploiting flaws in Vxworks

Self-organizing micro robots may soon swarm the industrial IoT

Network World IoT Alert August 05, 2019

Remote code execution is possible by exploiting flaws in Vxworks Critical vulnerabilities have been found in WindRiver's VxWorks' real-time operating system that powers an advertised 2B connected devices, including some networking gear. Read more ▶

Your Must-Read Stories • Self-organizing micro robots may soon swarm the industrial IoT • IoT roundup: Connected cows, food safety sensors and tracking rent-a-bikes • Report: Smart-city IoT isn't smart enough yet • Smart cities offer window into the evolution of enterprise IoT technology • Is your enterprise software committing security malpractice?

Self-organizing micro robots may soon swarm the industrial IoT Masses of ant-like, self-organizing, microbots could soon perform tasks such as push objects in factories, swarm industrial production-line trouble-spots, and report environmental data. Read more ▶

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IoT roundup: Connected cows, food safety sensors and tracking rent-a-bikes Farmers use LoRaWAN wireless with internet of things devices that monitor the health and location of cattle, and restaurants use it to network IoT sensors that signal temperature shifts in commercial refrigerators. Read more ▶

Report: Smart-city IoT isn't smart enough yet A report from Forrester Research details vulnerabilities affecting smart-city internet of things (IoT) infrastructure and offers some methods of mitigation. Read more ▶

Smart cities offer window into the evolution of enterprise IoT technology Smart-city technologies like 0G networking hold clues for successful large-scale implementations of the internet of things (IoT) in enterprise settings. Read more ▶

Is your enterprise software committing security malpractice? ExtraHop discovered enterprise security and analytic software are "phoning home" and quietly uploading information to servers outside of customers' networks. Read more ▶

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