SecureWorld News

SEPTEMBER 15, 2021

Now George Jetson’s reality is nearly our own, and Rosie the Robot is somewhat interchangeable with any number of IoT devices like Siri, Roomba, or Alexa. Today, organizations are also embracing a record number of Internet of Things (IoT) devices to accomplish objectives. Securing your IoT environment.

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eSecurity Planet

JANUARY 11, 2024

These devices exist outside of direct corporate management and provide a ransomware gang with unchecked platforms for encrypting data. How does remote encryption work? How Does Remote Encryption Work? Remote encryption performs ransomware encryption on a device beyond the security solutions monitoring for malicious activity.

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SC Magazine

JANUARY 29, 2021

Exposed enterprise IoT devices can be an indicator of security issues to come, with firms sporting exposed devices having a 62% higher density of other security problems, new research shows. Is it surprising that there’s a correlation between something like IoT exposure and other security issues? Well, a lot of things went wrong.

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The Last Watchdog

APRIL 21, 2021

This surge in TLS abuse has shifted the security community’s focus back to a venerable network security tool, the firewall. TLS is a component of the Public Key Infrastructure, or PKI , the system used to encrypt data, as well as to authenticate individual users and the web servers they log onto. Decryption bottleneck.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

MAY 28, 2023

Research network security mechanisms, such as firewalls, intrusion detection systems (IDS), and virtual private networks (VPNs). Learn about secure coding practices, web application firewalls (WAFs), and vulnerability scanning tools. Explore IoT security architectures, protocols, and solutions for securing interconnected devices.

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Malwarebytes

JUNE 8, 2022

In a perfect world, the firewalls of our servers would only allow web traffic in from trusted ports. With the Cloud Snooper malware, however, untrusted web traffic sneaks past firewalls and enters right into Linux servers — a big no-no. encrypt extension being appended to affected files. How it works. Cheers extension.

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eSecurity Planet

MARCH 3, 2023

To protect against those threats, a Wi-Fi Protected Access (WPA) encryption protocol is recommended. WPA2 is a security protocol that secures wireless networks using the advanced encryption standard (AES). WEP and WPA are both under 4%, while WPA2 commands a 73% share of known wireless encryption connections.

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eSecurity Planet

MARCH 1, 2023

To prevent unwanted access and protect data in transit, wireless connections must be secured with strong authentication procedures, encryption protocols, access control rules, intrusion detection and prevention systems, and other security measures. As a result, wireless networks are prone to eavesdropping, illegal access and theft.

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Approachable Cyber Threats

MARCH 9, 2023

Internet of Things (IoT) : The increasing use of Internet of Things (IoT) devices in the telecom sector is a double-edged sword. Additionally, the attacks have become increasingly sophisticated over time; many hackers now use advanced techniques like encryption-based malware that make them even more challenging to detect and prevent.

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The Last Watchdog

DECEMBER 31, 2019

Related: Good to know about IoT Physical security is often a second thought when it comes to information security. All the encryption , firewalls , cryptography, SCADA systems , and other IT security measures would be useless if that were to occur. This includes protection from natural disasters, theft, vandalism, and terrorism.

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The Last Watchdog

FEBRUARY 28, 2022

This has resulted in astounding innovations in cloud services, mobile computing, IoT systems and agile software development. Whether it’s IoT (Internet of Things) devices, desktop applications, web applications native to the web browsers, or mobile applications – all these types of software rely on APIs in one way or another.

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eSecurity Planet

JUNE 16, 2022

Cyber criminals may damage, destroy, steal, encrypt, expose, or leak data as well as cause harm to a system. Encrypted threats spiked 167%, ransomware increased 105%, and 5.4 In May, cybersecurity researchers revealed that ransomware attacks are increasing their aggressive approach by destroying data instead of encrypting it.

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eSecurity Planet

DECEMBER 7, 2023

Encryption uses mathematical algorithms to transform and encode data so that only authorized parties can access it. What Encryption Is and How It Relates to Cryptology The science of cryptography studies codes, how to create them, and how to solve them. How Does Encryption Process Data? How Does Encryption Process Data?

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Approachable Cyber Threats

MARCH 9, 2023

Internet of Things (IoT) : The increasing use of Internet of Things (IoT) devices in the telecom sector is a double-edged sword. Additionally, the attacks have become increasingly sophisticated over time; many hackers now use advanced techniques like encryption-based malware that make them even more challenging to detect and prevent.

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The Last Watchdog

MARCH 26, 2020

One of the benefits of 5G and IoT, for instance, is hyper connectivity. I hear stories all the time of somebody turning on a new IoT device, a bulb, and all of a sudden they see a new encrypted tunnel set up and establish a connection to a rogue IP address to literally start to try to do command and control. Rezek: Yes.

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eSecurity Planet

MAY 25, 2022

IDS and IPS solutions help fill in the gaps between endpoint protection , firewalls , and other parts of the security stack. Even the smallest organizations know that they should implement firewalls and endpoint protection solutions. This equipment usually cannot be protected by antivirus solutions or device-specific firewalls.

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eSecurity Planet

NOVEMBER 19, 2021

IoT security is where endpoint detection and response ( EDR ) and enterprise mobility management ( EMM ) meet the challenges of a rapidly expanding edge computing infrastructure. As the enterprise attack surface grows, IoT is yet another attack vector organizations aren’t fully prepared to defend.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

SEPTEMBER 21, 2021

With 5G networks, billions of devices and IoT (the internet of things) are interconnectible — leading to use cases like smart cities, AR/VR on mobile networks, remote medicine and much more. More IoT, more problems : IoT devices are inherently insecure; security is often not built-in by design.

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Cisco Security

FEBRUARY 6, 2023

The use of unmanaged and IoT devices in enterprises is growing exponentially, and will account for 55.7 A critical concern is deploying IoT devices without requisite security controls. Furthermore, 83% of IoT-based transactions happen over plaintext channels and not SSL, making them especially risky.

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eSecurity Planet

APRIL 19, 2023

RADIUS and TACACS+ apply to specific types of endpoints, but the ZTNA-as-a-Service product works for all kinds of devices, including Bring-Your-Own-Device (BYOD) endpoints, Internet-of-Things (IoT) devices, operations technology (OT), industrial control systems (ICS), and industrial IoT (IIoT).

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 22, 2022

Turn off SSH and other network device management interfaces such as Telnet, Winbox, and HTTP for wide area networks (WANs) and secure with strong passwords and encryption when enabled. Secure PII/PHI at collection points and encrypt the data at rest and in transit by using technologies such as Transport Layer Security (TPS).

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SecureWorld News

JULY 7, 2022

The FBI says that since May 2021, North Korea threat actors have used Maui to encrypt servers responsible for healthcare services, such as electronic health records services, diagnostics services, imaging services, and intranet services. The only required argument is a folder path, which Maui will parse and encrypt identified files.".

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eSecurity Planet

AUGUST 29, 2023

Firewall-as-a-Service (FWaaS) offers firewall capabilities as a cloud-based service. Traditional firewalls protect the network perimeter, enforcing security standards by regulating incoming and outgoing traffic according to rules and traffic analysis. Why Is There a Need for FWaaS?

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The Last Watchdog

JULY 30, 2021

VPNs and RDP both enable remote access that can put an intruder deep inside the firewall. VPNs then open an encrypted tunnel from the user’s device directly into the company network. The deeper the intruders can get to encrypt critical systems, the more ransom they can try to extort by offering a decryption key.

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Security Affairs

JULY 27, 2020

In December 2018, security experts from Trend Micro discovered that some machine-to-machine (M2M) protocols can be abused to attack IoT and industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) systems. Change the default username and passwords for all network devices, especially IoT devices.

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Pen Test

OCTOBER 12, 2023

Countermeasures: To prevent drone signal hijacking, drone manufacturers and operators can implement encryption and authentication mechanisms for RF communication. What encryption standards are currently implemented for your RF communications, and how do they compare to the latest industry-recommended protocols, such as WPA3 for Wi-Fi?

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CyberSecurity Insiders

JUNE 12, 2023

Network segmentation : This involves dividing your network into smaller, isolated zones based on trust levels and data sensitivity, and deploying stringent network access controls and firewalls to restrict inter-segment communication. The plan also prioritizes data anonymization and strong encryption measures for all interactions with AI.

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SecureWorld News

JULY 30, 2020

Later in 2019, several security researchers reported an increase in cyber actors’ use of non-standard protocols and misconfigured IoT devices to amplify DDoS attacks. As of August 2019, there were 630,000 Internet accessible IoT devices with the WS-DD protocol enabled.

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 8, 2018

The huge trove of data was discovered by Bob Diachenko from cybersecurity firm Hacken, most of the records were encrypted, but 689,272 records were stored in plaintext. The expert located the database by using IoT search engines such as Shodan and BinaryEdge.io. The archive included 2,332,115 records containing encrypted data (i.e.

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eSecurity Planet

JUNE 28, 2023

As enterprise IT environments have expanded to include mobile and IoT devices and cloud and edge technology, new types of tests have emerged to address new risks, but the same general principles and techniques apply. See the Top Web Application Firewalls 4. Complete Guide & Steps.

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Anton on Security

JUNE 10, 2022

There are people moving to “next-gen” firewalls (a great innovation of 2005) in 2022. A firewall management vendor claimed to “simplify zero trust.” Data security : it has happened for a few years, but somehow data security (whether encryption or DLP or some new space) has been less noisy lately, nobody seems to be disrupting it.

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SecureWorld News

OCTOBER 8, 2023

Consider segmenting your Wi-Fi networks: one for main use, one for guests, and another for IoT devices. Fully utilize firewall capabilities. Remember that some home devices, such as voice assistants and IoT gadgets, might not support robust protective software. Enable additional verification methods like MFA when available.

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Security Affairs

JULY 23, 2020

The Windows version of MATA is composed of a loader used to load an encrypted next-stage payload and the orchestrator module (“lsass.exe”). MATA is also able to target Linux-based diskless network devices, including such as routers, firewalls, or IoT devices.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

MAY 22, 2021

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 10, 2018

Additionally, no firewall rules, port forwarding rules, or DDNS setup are required on the router, which makes this option convenient also for non-tech-savvy users.” The “P2P Cloud” feature bypasses firewalls and effectively allows remote connections into private networks. ” reads the report published by SEC Consult. !

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

MAY 4, 2021

When access to this computing power falls into the wrong hands, things we take for granted, such as mobile banking, e-Shopping, IoT, traffic light control and electricity distribution will become vulnerable to device take-over as they are not strong enough to resist a quantum attack. Data Firewall. What risks will this entail?

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eSecurity Planet

AUGUST 14, 2023

August 12 , 2023 Ford Auto’s TI Wi-Fi Vulnerability The Internet of Things (IoT) continues to expand and become a threat to connected businesses. While the infotainment system is supposedly firewalled from steering, throttling, and braking, attached devices may not be fully secured against communication via Wi-Fi.

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