All you need to know about IoT Botnets [Q&A]

Connected devices like smart TVs and webcams aren't new -- but since their inception 30 years ago, the number of humans connected to the internet has been surpassed by the number of devices connected to it. In fact, industry analysts estimate the number of connected devices will reach 50 billion by 2020. And as the number of connected devices increases exponentially, so the number of security risks grows as well. We spoke with Steinthor Bjarnason, network security research engineer for DDoS and advanced threat protection provider Arbor Networks' Security Engineering and Response Team (ASERT), to get a clear understanding of… [Continue Reading]