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MY TAKE: Why locking down ‘firmware’ has now become the next big cybersecurity challenge

The Last Watchdog

Locking down firmware. These are the carriers that provide Internet access to rural areas all across America. Firmware is the coding that’s embedded below the software layer on all computing devices, ranging from printers to hard drives and motherboards to routers and switches. telecoms by Chinese tech giant Huawei.

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SHARED INTEL: How ‘memory attacks’ and ‘firmware spoilage’ circumvent perimeter defenses

The Last Watchdog

Related: Ransomware remains a scourge The former has been accused of placing hidden backdoors in the firmware of equipment distributed to smaller telecom companies all across the U.S. Tech consultancy IDC tells us that global spending on security hardware, software and services is on course to top $103 billion in 2019, up 9.4

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The Internet of Things Is Everywhere. Are You Secure?

Security Boulevard

From smart homes that enable you to control your thermostat from a distance to sensors on oil rigs that help predict maintenance to autonomous vehicles to GPS sensors implanted in the horns of endangered black rhinos , the internet of things is all around you. In 2019 alone, attacks on IoT devices increased by 300%. Are You Secure?

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Internet safety tips for kids and teens: A comprehensive guide for the modern parent

Malwarebytes

Today’s generation of kids and teens consider their devices and the Internet as extensions of their lives. So without further ado, let’s dive into what we should be teaching our kids about Internet safety and what we can do to enforce these teachings. 7 Internet safety tips. Update your child’s device’s firmware.

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Western Digital: Disconnect My Book Live drives immediately

SC Magazine

Hackers appeared to be taking advantage of a vulnerability first published in 2019. Western Digital stopped supporting My Live drives in 2015, and have not updated their firmware since. Western Digital is asking customers to disconnect My Book Live hard drives from the internet to prevent malware from wiping them of data.

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Hacker leaks passwords for 900+ Pulse Secure VPN enterprise servers

Security Affairs

The list includes: IP addresses of Pulse Secure VPN servers Pulse Secure VPN server firmware version SSH keys for each server A list of all local users and their password hashes Admin account details Last VPN logins (including usernames and cleartext passwords) VPN session cookies. reads the advisory. 830) and Germany (789).

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BotenaGo botnet targets millions of IoT devices using 33 exploits

Security Affairs

Ax with firmware 1.04b12 and earlier CVE-2016-1555 Netgear WN604 before 3.3.3 CVE-2017-6077 NETGEAR DGN2200 devices with firmware through 10.0.0.50 181024 CVE-2019-19824 TOTOLINK Realtek SDK based routers, this affects A3002RU through 2.0.0, Ax with firmware 1.04b12 and earlier CVE-2016-1555 Netgear WN604 before 3.3.3

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