Friday's IoT-based DDoS attack has security experts worried

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Computerworld Mobile/Wireless Computing Oct 25, 2016 Friday's IoT-based DDoS attack has security experts worried The cybersecurity attack that relied on connected devices, or the Internet of Things, was serious, unusual and historic. 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