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NEW TECH: Exabeam positions SIEM technology to help protect IoT, OT systems

The Last Watchdog

Security information and event management systems — SIEMs — have been around since 2005, but their time may have come at last. Their capacity to ingest threat feeds is becoming more relevant with the rise of IoT (Internet of Things) systems and the vulnerabilities of old and new OT (operational technology).

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Q&A: Why emerging IoT platforms require the same leading-edge security as industrial controls

The Last Watchdog

In 2019, and moving ahead, look for legacy IT business networks to increasingly intersect with a new class of networks dedicated to controlling the operations of a IoT-enabled services of all types, including smart buildings, IoT-enabled healthcare services and driverless cars. Related: Why the golden age of cyber espionage is upon us.

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DEEP TECH NEWS: How ‘attribute-based encryption’ preserves privacy at a fined-grained level

The Last Watchdog

ABE has undergone significant theoretical advancements since 2005. NTT is partnering with the University of Technology Sydney to introduce an ABE service that fits with existing IT infrastructure, including cloud computing, healthcare, IoT and secure data sharing. Versatile benefits It’s taken a while to get here.

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The Link Between AWM Proxy & the Glupteba Botnet

Krebs on Security

There is also ample evidence to suggest that Glupteba may have spawned Meris , a massive botnet of hacked Internet of Things (IoT) devices that surfaced in September 2021 and was responsible for some of the largest and most disruptive distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks the Internet has ever seen. And maybe that was the point.

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Threat actors exploit discontinues Boa web servers to target critical infrastructure

Security Affairs

The Boa web server is widely used across a variety of devices, including IoT devices, and is often used to access settings and management consoles as well as sign-in screens. The experts pointed out that Boa has been discontinued since 2005. ”reads the report published by Recorded Future.

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Flaw in Aged Boa Web Server Threatens Supply Chain

Security Boulevard

Microsoft may have retired the Boa web server in 2005, but that hasn’t stopped widespread use—and now the company is saying a vulnerability in the server’s open source component has been exploited by bad actors, targeting the energy industry and underscoring the continued vulnerability of the supply chain.

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NEW TECH: Exabeam retools SIEMs; applies credit card fraud detection tactics to network logs

The Last Watchdog

The earliest SIEMs cropped up around 2005 or so. Related: Autonomous vehicles are driving IoT security innovation. And on the horizon loom a full blown Internet of Things (IoT) and 5G networks , which will drive data generation to new heights. For a full drill down on our conversation, please listen to the accompanying podcast.

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