IoT: Expect new forms of DDoS attacks, warns F5 Networks CEO

Sooraj Shah
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John McAdam tells Computing about a cable company brought down by a flood of requests to connected devices on its network

The Internet of Things (IoT) will see new forms of distributed denial of service (DDoS) attacks hitting enterprises, the CEO of security firm F5 Networks, John McAdam, has warned. Speaking to Co...

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