Have you ever heard of the MQTT or CoAP protocols? No? Well the device on your wrist, and so many devices around you, could be using them right now. MQTT and CoAP are machine-to-machine or M2M protocols. With the rise of the internet of things (IoT) and operational technology (OT), there’s increased security focused on M2M protocols.

This is rough terrain for threat research because it takes some investment and time to investigate IoT, OT and M2M. But Trend Micro does what it takes when it comes to research, and our new report concludes that these M2M protocols are fragile and ripe for targeted attacks.

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