--- title: Paessler Blog - All about IT, Monitoring, and PRTG | IT Insights (5) description: IT Insights | You're an IT geek, sys-admin, or just interested in Monitoring topics? Read this blog! (5) --- [![Paessler - The Network Monitoring Experts](https://blog.paessler.com/hubfs/logos/paessler/paessler-logo-color.svg)](https://www.paessler.com/) [Blog Home](https://blog.paessler.com) \> IT Insights (5) # Posts about IT Insights (5) [![why private iot devices in the office often cause trouble](https://blog.paessler.com/hubfs/byod-iot-security.png)](https://blog.paessler.com/why-private-iot-devices-in-the-office-often-cause-trouble) ## [Company Network + Private IoT Devices = Trouble](https://blog.paessler.com/why-private-iot-devices-in-the-office-often-cause-trouble) ![ ](https://blog.paessler.com/hubfs/patrick.jpg) By [Patrick Gebhardt](https://blog.paessler.com/author/patrick-gebhardt) Aug 20, 2019 • 3 minute read [![new malware tries to destroy iot devices](https://blog.paessler.com/hubfs/02689-Silex.RZ.png)](https://blog.paessler.com/new-malware-tries-to-destroy-iot-devices) ## [The Silex and the Fury: New Malware Tries to Destroy IoT Devices](https://blog.paessler.com/new-malware-tries-to-destroy-iot-devices) ![ ](https://blog.paessler.com/hubfs/patrick.jpg) By [Patrick Gebhardt](https://blog.paessler.com/author/patrick-gebhardt) Aug 15, 2019 • 3 minute read [![a brief history of mqtt](https://blog.paessler.com/hubfs/2019/visuals/header/mqtt-iot.png)](https://blog.paessler.com/a-brief-history-of-mqtt) ## [From Oil Pipelines to the IoT: A Brief History of MQTT](https://blog.paessler.com/a-brief-history-of-mqtt) ![ ](https://blog.paessler.com/hubfs/people/blog-authors/SBehrens.jpg) By [Shaun Behrens](https://blog.paessler.com/author/shaun-behrens) Aug 9, 2019 • 5 minute read [![artificial intelligence has been using you](https://blog.paessler.com/hubfs/Ai-has-used-you.png)](https://blog.paessler.com/artificial-intelligence-has-been-using-you) ## [Artificial Intelligence Has Been Using You. 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