Forbes November 28, 2024
Shankar Somasundaram, CEO and founder at Asimily.
In September 2024, the cybersecurity world was rocked by revelations about a massive botnet dubbed “Raptor Train.” Black Lotus Labs published a detailed technical analysis, while FBI Director Christopher Wray announced a joint operation to disrupt the botnet’s operations, acting as swiftly as possible given the circumstances.
The alarming reality is that this botnet grew and adapted undetected for almost four years, and Raptor Train isn’t the only one. This worrying proliferation of unaddressed botnets is another wake-up call to the industry. It should underscore the dire importance of IoT security and the urgent need for robust protection measures. Frankly, CISOs and CIOs need to take more seriously the fact that IoT devices...