Kali Linux

NOVEMBER 27, 2022

In Secure Kali Pi (2022) , the first blog post in the Raspberry Pi series, we set up a Raspberry Pi 4 with full disk encryption. author: Broadcom Corporation firmware: brcm/brcmfmac*-sdio.*.bin bin firmware: brcm/brcmfmac*-sdio.*.txt We mentioned that we can leave it somewhere as a drop box. wireless LAN fullmac driver.

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eSecurity Planet

NOVEMBER 6, 2023

level vulnerability involves a lack of validation, which allows attackers to steal Kubernetes API credentials from the ingress controller, compromise the authentication process by modifying settings, and gain access to internal files including service account tokens. CVE-2022-4886 (Path Sanitization Bypass): This 8.8-level

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

Attackers replaced binaries on compromised EdgeRouters with trojanized OpenSSH server binaries allowing remote attackers to bypass authentication. Communication to and from the EdgeRouters involved encryption using a randomly generated 16-character AES key. Upgrade to the latest firmware version. ” continues the report.

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Security Boulevard

MARCH 15, 2022

A few days later, Lapsus$ announced on its Telegram channel that it had breached Samsung and offered evidence including biometric authentication information and source code from both Samsung and one of its suppliers, Qualcomm. The group is also asking Nvidia to open source its GPU drivers for macOS, Windows, and Linux devices. UTM Medium.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

FEBRUARY 16, 2021

There are three major threat vectors that harm IoT deployments: Devices are hijacked by malicious software; Data collected and processed in IoT ecosystems is tampered with and impacts the confidentiality, integrity and availability of the information; and, Weak user and device authentication. Encryption. Internet Of Things.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

DECEMBER 13, 2018

According to research from the Ponemon Institute, almost half (42 per cent) of IoT devices will use digital certificates for authentication in the next two years. Firmware signing is also key to ensuring that devices can verify the authenticity and integrity of updates and security patches that eliminate discovered vulnerabilities.

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Malwarebytes

MAY 6, 2022

REvil now seems to have returned to the fray with new payloads, and a new leak blog displaying a mixture of new victims and old victims known to have been attacked by REvil. At first, some suspected that Onyx may be a wiper rather than ransomware because it destroyed files larger than 2MB instead of encrypting them. New gangs emerge.

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Malwarebytes

MAY 28, 2021

In this blog, we’ll home in on Conti, the strain identified by some as the successor, cousin or relative of Ryuk ransomware , due to similarities in code use and distribution tactics. The files are then held for ransom and the victim is threatened by data loss, because of the encryption, and leaking of the exfiltrated data.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

NOVEMBER 11, 2020

Currently, there are two technologies that attempt to address this use-case – homomorphic encryption and secure enclaves. While homomorphic encryption has great promise, the practical implementations are limited to very niche solutions that can tolerate additional compute-intensive overhead. Encryption. The Pitfalls.

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Security Boulevard

JULY 11, 2022

Lack of authentication creates man-in-the-middle risks. As the Kaspersky researchers point out, authentication isn’t required, and encryption is sparse, making devices with MQTT exposed to man-in-the-middle attacks and data theft. Secure Firmware Updates Are a Necessity for Resilient IoT Deployments. Related Posts.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

APRIL 25, 2019

For example, in our annual Data Threat Report we found that 97% of respondents are storing sensitive data in digitally transformative environments, but only 30% are deploying encryption. Without encryption and a layered defense, the data in question is an open target for hackers. The post The Future of Payments? Frictionless.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

SEPTEMBER 12, 2018

In this blog, we reached out to our technology partner Nexus to better understand the challenges that the industry faces to ensure safe deployment and management of IoT technologies. Weak authentication. I actually wrote a separate blog about this here. What is the biggest security challenge facing the growing IoT?

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CyberSecurity Insiders

MARCH 16, 2021

In this blog, we focus on a few aspects which are essential to ensuring robust connectivity and security within connected vehicles including cellular connectivity, security-by-design, digital identity, regulation and lifecycle management.

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Security Boulevard

JUNE 28, 2022

Lack of strong authentication to protect the wide array of distributed IoT devices leaves the door open to adversaries to penetrate the corporate network and literally wreak havoc. Build a Zero Trust policy where trust can only be given when it is verified and authenticated. How to protect IoT in the financial sector: machine identity.

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LRQA Nettitude Labs

APRIL 19, 2023

Features of LoRa include media access controls and the encryption transmissions. Lab Equipment LA66 USB LoRaWAN Adapter : Cost $20-$35 – This is a flexible serial to LoRa module that has P2P firmware supporting the open-source peer-to-peer LoRa protocol. However, TTN offers a community edition that allows for up to 10 devices for free.

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Malwarebytes

MARCH 10, 2023

The malware was likely deployed in 2021, and was able to persist on the appliances tenaciously, even surviving firmware upgrades. It offers a combined single-sign-on (SSO) web portal to authenticate users, so intercepting user credentials would give an attacker that is after sensitive information a huge advantage.

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SecureList

JUNE 20, 2023

In this blog post, we’ll discuss the results of a vulnerability research study focused on a popular model of smart pet feeder. The findings of the study reveal a number of serious security issues, including the use of hard-coded credentials, and an insecure firmware update process.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

NOVEMBER 21, 2019

Some organizations presume that encryption is a one-and-done affair that can solve all of their security woes. Even when organizations effectively implement encryption, they might forget to safely store their encryption keys. But that’s not the case. HSMs: Understanding Their Use and Benefit.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

DECEMBER 12, 2019

Security best practices for encryption key storage, management and protection is critical to protecting valuable data wherever it is located, but implementing the security requirements needed by your organization as well as those of regulatory governing and audit bodies can be a challenge. The latest firmware version 7.3.3,

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McAfee

AUGUST 24, 2021

CVE-2021-33885 – Insufficient Verification of Data Authenticity (CVSS 9.7). CVE-2021-33882 – Missing Authentication for Critical Function (CVSS 8.2). For a brief overview please see our summary blog here. Lastly, the pump runs its own custom Real Time Operating System (RTOS) and firmware on a M32C microcontroller.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

SEPTEMBER 21, 2021

This blog was written by a colleague from Tenable. These often use proprietary network protocols and lack basic security controls like authentication or encryption. • Configuration control that tracks all changes to code, OS & firmware regardless. What is OT vs. IT? whether done through the network or locally.

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Malwarebytes

FEBRUARY 1, 2023

For the purpose of this blog, we're excluding hardware supply chain attack mitigations. Make multi-factor authentication (MFA) a norm. Think of it as Let's Encrypt for code signing. A few years later, Bloomberg stood by its reporting with an additional piece that dug deeper into the history of China's alleged cyber-espionage.

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Malwarebytes

JULY 13, 2022

To add insult to injury, REvil (aka Sodonokibi) appeared to return in April with new payloads and a fresh leak blog featuring a mixture of recent and old victims. Install updates/patches to operating systems, software and firmware as soon as they are released.

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SecureList

JULY 28, 2022

We identified a Windows variant of this sample using the same string encryption algorithm, internal modules, and functionalities. In late 2021, we encountered a malicious DXE driver incorporated into several UEFI firmware images that were flagged by our firmware scanner (integrated into Kaspersky products at the start of 2019).

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

NOVEMBER 7, 2017

They are often delivered with default admin credentials that do not have to be changed, offer limited or no authentication support and may not have the means to update firmware – a critical need if a vulnerability is discovered that needs to be patched. Public key infrastructure (PKI) helps to address many of these concerns.

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Krebs on Security

OCTOBER 5, 2018

Amazon also penned a blog post that more emphatically stated their objections to the Bloomberg piece. Steve Jobs and the ubiquitous mobile computer have lowered the cost and improved the convenience of strong authentication enough to overcome all arguments against it. Establish and maintain end-to-end encryption for all applications.

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ForAllSecure

FEBRUARY 10, 2021

” So should analyzing a device’s firmware for security flaws be considered illegal? In 2018, the last review year, breaking encryption in a product in order to repair it was deemed to be legal as well, however, this activity is restricted to restoring the device in question to its original specifications.

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ForAllSecure

FEBRUARY 10, 2021

” So should analyzing a device’s firmware for security flaws be considered illegal? In 2018, the last review year, breaking encryption in a product in order to repair it was deemed to be legal as well, however, this activity is restricted to restoring the device in question to its original specifications.

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