Botnet trap IoT – Why verifiable identities are crucial now
On May 22, 2025, filancore offered a free webinar on how to countering botnets with verifiable identities. The threat of botnets in the IoT Thousands of IoT devices are compromised every day. Botnet attacks on IoT devices are rapidly increasing and networked devices are particularly at risk.
Botnet trap IoT: Why verifiable identities are crucial now.
On May 22, 2025 at 11 a.m., filancore offers a free webinar on how to countering botnets with verifiable identities.
The threat of botnets in the IoT
Thousands of IoT devices are compromised every day. Botnet attacks on IoT devices are rapidly increasing and networked devices in industry, smart homes and healthcare are particularly at risk.
In our 45-minute webinar, you will learn:
- How IoT botnets actually come into being
- Which IoT and OT devices are currently the main focus of attackers
- Which general and new protection approaches – such as verifiable and decentralised identities – provide a remedy: efficient, scalable and with minimal overhead
About filancore’s botnet webinar
Agenda
- Threats and impacts of IoT botnets: Overview of the current risk situation
- How IoT devices are hijacked: Insights into typical attack scenarios and methods
- Why manufacturers and traditional security models fail: Shortcomings and weaknesses of today’s protection mechanisms
- The solution: decentralised identities and verifiable credentials: rethinking security – efficiently and scalably
- Practical case study: successful implementation of modern security approaches
- Q&A: your questions – our answers
Who is the webinar for?
- IT/IoT/OT security managers & CISOs
- IoT/OT project managers & product owners
- CTOs & technical decision-makers
- Manufacturers and operators of connected devices and IoT ecosystems
Your Speaker
- Markus Soppa
Managing Director, filancore GmbH – Expert in IoT security, decentralized identities and EU regulation
We look forward to your participation!