If you don’t know it yet – this should serve as a warning: Internet of Things (IoT) devices are insecure (period!). The Urgent11 security flaws, in addition to data hacks from Alexa and Google Home, Orvibo Smartmate, Amcrest IP camera, are just the tip of the iceberg (as they call it).. The sheer amounts of data generated … Read more
5 zero-day vulnerabilities leave Cisco Nexus switches, IOS XR routers, Cisco 7800 and 8800 IP phones and Cisco IP cameras vulnerable to hacking. ▄▄▄ ▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄ ▄▄▄▄▄ ▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄ ▄▄▄ ▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄ ▄▄ ▄▄▄▄ ▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄ ▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄ ▄▄ ▄▄▄▄▄▄▄ ▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄ ▄▄ ▄▄▄ ▄▄▄▄▄ ▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄ ▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄ ▄▄▄▄▄▄ ▄▄▄ ▄▄ ▄ ▄▄▄▄▄ ▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄ ▄▄▄▄▄ ▄ ▄▄▄▄▄ ▄▄▄▄ ▄▄▄▄▄▄ ▄▄▄▄▄▄▄ ▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄ ▄▄▄▄ … Read more
As part of digital transformation strategies, leading organisations are already using networks to enable new business models such as the Internet of Things (IoT) or optimise existing operating models such as asset tracking. Alternatively, businesses may be investing in technologies such as robotic process automation (RPA), as part of their digital transformation initiatives in order … Read more
Waseda University Faculty of Science and Engineering in Tokyo is currently looking into IoT security by investigating the characteristics of hardware Trojans and researching methods to avoid security risks. Noting the growth in the outsourcing of circuit design and manufacturing coupled expanding internet connectivity, university researchers observe that cybersecurity threats from hardware trojans are also … Read more
A new variant of the InterPlanetary Storm malware is targeting IoT devices, such as TVs that run on Android operating systems, and Linux-based machines, such as routers with ill-configured SSH service, according to Barracuda Networks researchers. The new variant gains access to machines by running a dictionary attack against SSH servers, similar to FritzFrog, another … Read more