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Supply Chain Security is the Whole Enchilada, But Who’s Willing to Pay for It?

Krebs on Security

-based tech firm to secretly embed tiny computer chips into electronic devices purchased and used by almost 30 different companies. It also dominates the $1 billion market for boards used in special-purpose computers, from MRI machines to weapons systems. In a nutshell, the Bloomberg story claims that San Jose, Calif.

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Use cases of secure IoT deployment

Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

In our previous blog post , we discussed the challenges for securing IoT deployments, and how businesses and consumers benefit from authenticating and validating IoT software and firmware updates. Requirements also included that the firmware was to be signed by the manufacturer and verified by the pacemaker.

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Swiss expert Till Kottmann indicted for conspiracy, wire fraud, and aggravated identity theft

Security Affairs

One of the members of the group, Tillie Kottmann (aka “deletescape” and “tillie crimew,”), revealed that they have gained access to these surveillance cameras using a super admin account for the surveillance company Verkada. Last Friday, Swiss authorities raided Kottmann’s home and seized electronic devices. ” continues the DoJ.

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P2P Weakness Exposes Millions of IoT Devices

Krebs on Security

A peer-to-peer (P2P) communications technology built into millions of security cameras and other consumer electronics includes several critical security flaws that expose the devices to eavesdropping, credential theft and remote compromise, new research has found. These prefixes identify different product lines and vendors that use iLnkP2P.

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Naming & Shaming Web Polluters: Xiongmai

Krebs on Security

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. A rendering of Xiongmai’s center in Hangzhou, China. no password).

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IoT Secure Development Guide

Pen Test Partners

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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What is Malware? Definition, Purpose & Common Protections

eSecurity Planet

Anyone who has used a computer for any significant length of time has probably at least heard of malware. Whenever a user uses the infected file, it gives the attacker access to their computer. Bootkits: This type of rootkit targets a computer’s bootloader, the software responsible for loading the computer’s OS into RAM upon startup.

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