8 DDoS Attacks That Make Business Think Harder About IoT Security

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(NOTE: This story was originally posted to CRN.com April 24.)

DDoS Attacks Are Up; Are Your IoT Clients Prepared?

Have you been fielding questions from clients about securing Internet of Things devices? Be sure you can address distributed denial of service (DDoS) attacks.

The overall frequency of DDoS attacks increased in 2016 thanks, in part, to IoT botnets, according to information service provider Neustar. The company said it mitigated 40 percent more DDoS attacks from January through November, compared to 2015.

Neustar warned that as botnet code assemblies are published, dangerous new DDoS developments will continue to emerge, such as persistent device enrollment, which enables botnet operators to maintain control of a device even after it's rebooted.

From colleges to entire U.S. regions, here are eight situations where vulnerable IoT devices brought down networks.