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Patch now! Insecure Hikvision security cameras can be taken over remotely

Malwarebytes

In a detailed post on Github , security researcher Watchful_IP describes how he found that the majority of the recent camera product ranges of Hikvision cameras are susceptible to a critical, unauthenticated, remote code execution (RCE) vulnerability, even with the latest firmware. Hangzhou Hikvision Digital Technology Co.,

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News Alert: Swissbit introduces small-capacity memory for IIoT, smart city applications

The Last Watchdog

The models of the EM-30 and S-56(u) series, which are available as an embedded component in the form of an e.MMC or as flexible, interchangeable SD memory cards, offer maximum reliability due to proven firmware architecture. Swissbit was founded in 2001 and has offices in Switzerland, Germany, USA, Japan and Taiwan. 2 and 2.5”

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The U.S. Is Falling Behind on Encryption Standards – And That’s a Global Problem

eSecurity Planet

FIPS 140-2 was issued in May 2001 and FIPS 140-1 was sunsetted a year later. So the vendor community had some changes to make, but hardware vendors most likely did not have to create a new ASIC with new algorithms and merely had to modify firmware. Apple corecrypto Module v11.1

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Types of Encryption, Methods & Use Cases

eSecurity Planet

By 2001, the NIST dubbed it the Advanced Encryption Standard (AES) and officially replaced the use of DES. This feature can be included in firmware, in operating systems, or as a feature in open-source, shareware, or commercial applications.

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Cyber Security Roundup for March 2021

Security Boulevard

The sudo vulnerability aka CVE-2001-3156 , seemed to go under the radar after it was announced and patches were released on 26th January 2021. SonicWall issues Firmware Patch after Attackers Exploited Critical Bugs. VULNERABILITIES AND SECURITY UPDATES. Microsoft Patches 56 Vulnerabilities, 42 Rated as Critical.

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Over 100 million Hikvision devices hit by critical cyber vulnerability

CyberSecurity Insiders

As per the Hangzhou company that also offers IoT solutions, the only way to remediate the issue is to download the latest firmware from its website and keep the device updated with the software. It has a global business presence since 2001 and slowly captured the CCTV market of United States between 2013 to 2020.