The Last Watchdog

SEPTEMBER 5, 2023

I had an eye-opening conversation about all of this with Steve Hanna , distinguished engineer at Infineon Technologies , a global semiconductor manufacturer based in Neubiberg, Germany. National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST,) for instance, has since developed a comprehensive set of recommended IoT security best practices.

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Krebs on Security

AUGUST 12, 2022

That may be because the patches were included in version 4 of the firmware for the EAS devices, and many older models apparently do not support the new software. ” In January 2018, Hawaii sent out an alert to cell phones, televisions and radios, warning everyone in the state that a missile was headed their way.

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SiteLock

AUGUST 27, 2021

Breaking news last week, the NIST (National Institute of Standards and Technology) Small Business Cybersecurity Act was signed into law. Up next, Black Hat, one of the world’s largest information security conferences, took place in early August 2018 in Sin City. Straight on the heels of Black Hat was DEF CON 26.

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SecureWorld News

SEPTEMBER 30, 2021

CISA encourages users and administrators to review Hikvision's Security Advisory HSRC-202109-01 and apply the latest firmware updates. agencies and organizations using Chinese technology. In 2018, the U.S. organizations today, as well as other banned Chinese technologies. still using banned Chinese tech.

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Pen Test

OCTOBER 12, 2023

Detection and Prevention: Security professionals and organizations are developing technologies to detect and mitigate drone signal hijacking, including RF signal analysis and drone detection systems. Variety of Encryption Standards: Encryption standards used in RF technology can vary depending on the specific RF application.

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The Security Ledger

AUGUST 16, 2019

Sarah Zatko of the Cyber Independent Testing Lab joins us to talk about CITL's big new study of firmware security. » Related Stories Spotlight Podcast: Unpacking Black Hat Hacks with Digicert CTO Dan Timpson Episode 156: Looming over Black Hat: doing Security at Massive Scale Huge Survey of Firmware Finds No Security Gains in 15 Years.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 2, 2021

The threat actors are actively exploiting the following vulnerabilities in Fortinet FortiOS: CVE-2018-13379 ; CVE-2020-12812 ; CVE-2019-5591. Attackers were exploiting the flaw in the attempt to access multiple government, commercial, and technology services networks. they might use this initial access for future attacks.

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The Last Watchdog

JUNE 4, 2019

Within these government labs and agencies, taking place is a groundswell of innovation in deep technology cyber disciplines to the tune of billions of dollars annually over the past three decades. and Tenable, which went public in 2018 with a market capitalization of approximately $4 billion.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 12, 2022

Sandworm (aka BlackEnergy and TeleBots) has been active since 2000, it operates under the control of Unit 74455 of the Russian GRU’s Main Center for Special Technologies (GTsST). The malware leverages the firmware update process to achieve persistence. Cyclops Blink is sophisticated malware with a modular structure.

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 6, 2018

At the BLACK HAT EUROPE 2018 held in London the duo presented the tool and confirmed that Toyota plans to share the specifications on Github and will start selling the fully built system in Japan. — Black Hat (@BlackHatEvents) October 10, 2018. — Black Hat (@BlackHatEvents) October 10, 2018. Source: Dark Reading.

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SecureList

MAY 27, 2022

MoonBounce: the dark side of UEFI firmware. Late last year, we became aware of a UEFI firmware-level compromise through logs from our firmware scanner (integrated into Kaspersky products at the start of 2019). Since 2018, we have been tracking Roaming Mantis – a threat actor that targets Android devices. Targeted attacks.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

SEPTEMBER 11, 2018

In this blog, and in and accompanying interview with our colleague Daniel Hjort from Nexus Group, we discuss the challenges that industry faces to ensure safe deployment and management of IoT technologies. According to Maciej Kranz, Cisco VP for strategic innovation, writing for IoTechExpo.com , “[In 2018] IoT security will become the No.

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Security Affairs

JULY 20, 2018

Positive Technologies discovered two flaws affecting Dongguan Diqee 360 smart vacuums that can be used to perform video surveillance. Since the vacuum has Wi-Fi, a webcam with night vision, and smartphone-controlled navigation, an attacker could secretly spy on the owner” reads the post published by Positive Technologies.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

NOVEMBER 7, 2018

That is not much different from what happens with software and firmware code signing today. Whether it is a software upgrade for a program, a mobile application, or firmware for a device, code is signed, sealed, and delivered, and you are left with the future in your hands! Why Is Code Signing Important? Gartner projects over 20.8

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 10, 2018

Security experts from security firm SEC Consult have identified over 100 companies that buy and re-brand video surveillance equipment (surveillance cameras, digital video recorders (DVRs), and network video recorders (NVRs)) manufactured by the Chinese firm Hangzhou Xiongmai Technology Co., Xiongmai hereinafter) that are open to hack.

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eSecurity Planet

SEPTEMBER 22, 2023

Recognizing the evolution in both cybersecurity and customer needs, Barracuda began to develop new capabilities as well as acquire complementary companies to deliver technology solutions for application security, cloud backups, firewalls, and more. For other SecureEdge components, Barracuda offers two levels of support: enhanced and premium.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 7, 2021

The company is most active in the area of communications technology. In 2018, it had 888 employees, revenue of 280 million Euro and sales activities in approximately 70 countries. Gigaset confirmed the supply chain attack and revealed that only users who received firmware updates from one the compromised server were impacted.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 6, 2022

Sandworm (aka BlackEnergy and TeleBots) has been active since 2000, it operates under the control of Unit 74455 of the Russian GRU’s Main Center for Special Technologies (GTsST). The malware leverages the firmware update process to achieve persistence. Cyclops Blink is sophisticated malware with a modular structure.

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 15, 2020

Garbelini , Sudipta Chattopadhyay, and Chundong Wang from the Singapore University of Technology and Design. “The exploitation of the vulnerabilities translates to dangerous attack vectors against many IoT products released in 2018-2019. The group was composed of researchers Matheus E. 2.60 (CVE-2019-16336) and NXP KW41Z 3.40

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Pen Test Partners

OCTOBER 9, 2023

There is no concrete method to follow as it will rely on contents of the decomposed design from Step 2, but typical examples might include the following: Intellectual property in the device firmware. Deploy malicious firmware. link] [link] Have a software/firmware update mechanism. Cryptographic keys on the device or pod.

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Responsible Cyber

APRIL 8, 2020

Small and mid-sized enterprises (SMEs) are increasingly at risk of cyber-attacks, and often serve as a launch pad for larger threat campaigns, according to Cisco’s 2018 SMB Cybersecurity Report. The flexibility and scalability that the cloud offers makes this technology more compelling to small and mid-size businesses.

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 29, 2018

Last year the same group of experts at Positive Technologies discovered an undocumented configuration setting that disabled the Intel Management Engine. In August 2017, the experts from Positive Technologies (Dmitry Sklyarov, Mark Ermolov, and Maxim Goryachy) discovered a way to disable the Intel Management Engine 11 via an undocumented mode.

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 16, 2018

Hong Kong, 16.11.2018 – Group-IB, an international company that specializes in preventing cyber attacks, presented the findings of its latest Hi-Tech Crime Trends 2018 report at the FinTech Security Conference in Hong Kong organized by Binary Solutions Limited in partnership with Group-IB. Attacks on Crypto. Group-IB in Asia.

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Krebs on Security

OCTOBER 9, 2018

If ever there were a technology giant that deserved to be named and shamed for polluting the Web, it is Xiongmai — a Chinese maker of electronic parts that power a huge percentage of cheap digital video recorders (DVRs) and Internet-connected security cameras. Hangzhou Xiongmai Technology Co., WNK Security Technology.

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SecureList

OCTOBER 25, 2023

This archive is discreetly hosted on legitimate websites, cleverly disguised as firmware binaries for enigmatic devices labeled “m100” The Bitbucket repository was created on June 21, 2018, under the account of Julie Heilman, and it remains the sole repository associated with this profile. onion ghtyqipha6mcwxiz[.]onion

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

NOVEMBER 7, 2017

One of the main goals of the framework is to provide direction for federal agencies as they increase their adoption of cloud computing and other technologies. However, making that vision a widespread reality requires organizations to be confident enough to adopt new connected technologies. Put simply, trust is critical to the IoT.

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eSecurity Planet

MAY 28, 2021

Hackers are using the same ML and AI technology to avoid using recognized malware. From BIOS and firmware to UEFI code, VBOS is an attack vector that requires more attention. While still in the minority of attacks, firmware vulnerabilities are rising year over year. Current Target: VBOS.

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eSecurity Planet

MARCH 30, 2023

Although best known for their industry-leading firewall technology, Fortinet harnesses their knowledge of network protection to create a powerful network access control (NAC) solution. The company acquired Bradford Networks and its Network Sentry NAC product in 2018. Fortinet trades on the NASDAQ exchange under the stock symbol: FTNT.

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eSecurity Planet

MARCH 1, 2023

Wireless security refers to the technology and practices used to safeguard networks from unauthorized access, theft and other hostile actions. Announced in 2018 by the Wi-Fi Alliance, WPA3 simplifies the process of configuring devices with little to no display interface — such as IoT devices— by introducing Wi-Fi Easy Connect.

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SecureList

NOVEMBER 30, 2021

Moreover, the malware mentioned by Google matched ThreatNeedle – malware that we have been tracking since 2018. On April 14-15, Kaspersky technologies detected a wave of highly targeted attacks against multiple companies. Firmware vulnerabilities. Since then, we have observed a decreasing detection rate for FinSpy for Windows.

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eSecurity Planet

FEBRUARY 15, 2022

Update and patch operating systems, software, and firmware as soon as updates and patches are released. CVE-2018-1000861 : A vulnerability in the Stapler web framework used by Jenkins (technology for continuous delivery) to handle HTTP requests allows attackers to use crafted URLs to invoke public methods fraudulently.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

DECEMBER 13, 2018

In the digital transformation era, companies across all sectors are using next-generation technologies to streamline their operations, deliver value to customers, and gain a competitive edge. Invariably, Internet of Things (IoT) strategies form the backbone of those efforts.

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Malwarebytes

FEBRUARY 1, 2023

A hardware supply chain attack was reportedly unveiled by Bloomberg in 2018. Immediately following the bombshell report, multiple companies that had previously relied on Supermicro's technology, and Supermicro itself, denied the veracity of the claims. Securing these components has become a must.

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Security Boulevard

JUNE 28, 2022

In June 2018, Visa payment systems crashed throughout Europe , preventing millions of customers from using POS devices to pay for goods. Perhaps the biggest challenge in securing IoT in financial services is knowing where the technology is being used and how. Secure Firmware Updates Are a Necessity for Resilient IoT Deployments.

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SecureList

APRIL 27, 2022

We had initially analyzed this Delphi malware in April 2018. In December we were made aware of a UEFI firmware-level compromise through logs from our firmware scanning technology. Some capabilities we analyzed are similar to those provided in other notorious post-exploitation toolkits. Other interesting discoveries.

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The Last Watchdog

SEPTEMBER 4, 2018

And at Black Hat USA 2018 , the company unveiled a new CyberFlood functionality that makes it possible for an enterprise to emulate a real-world attack in a live environment. Now we’re using the same CyberFlood technology and making it available to run in the live network.

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eSecurity Planet

MAY 19, 2022

The emergence of SD-WAN and SASE technologies bundled together has led many vendors to address both advanced routing and network security vendors for clients. Already a leading SD-WAN pick, the HPE subsidiary boosted its market position with acquisitions of security vendor Cape Networks in 2018 and WAN specialist Silver Peak Systems in 2020.

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