The Connected Conundrum: Why I No Longer Trust My Toaster

On Friday, October 21, the Internet slowed to a crawl. A new botnet attack, called Mirai, executed a distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attack against DNS provider Dyn. The result impacted service for some of the Web’s highest profile brands. This event was the largest known DDoS attack to date.
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Ongoing Use of Windows Vista, IE8 Pose Huge Enterprise Threat

A new report highlights the high number of users still operating outdated Windows operating systems and unsupported browsers. This represents a huge threat to the organizations whose users access company networks from insecure laptops and home computers within the growing adoption of BYOD policies.
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