On Tuesday, September 28th, I delivered an online lecture to Bachelor’s students at Lund University in Sweden. In the lecture I covered the topic of IoT security, especially in relation to consumer IoT systems.
One of the slides that I discussed in my lecture is shown below. Mirai malware is seen as a watershed moment in the threat landscape, demonstrating that IoT botnets can be deployed in distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks and do substantial damage.
The equipment that was used to deliver the online lecture (September 2021).
Recognizing the significance of addressing IoT security, especially as more and more things become connected to the Internet, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen unveiled a Cyber Resilience Act on September 15, 2021. This Act lays out a common European approach to cyber security by establishing common cybersecurity standards for connected devices.
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Joseph Bugeja 