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AT&T Alien Labs finds new Golang malware (BotenaGo) targeting millions of routers and IoT devices with more than 30 exploits

CyberSecurity Insiders

Deployed with more than 30 exploits, it has the potential of targeting millions of routers and IoT devices. As of the publishing of this article, BotenaGo currently has low antivirus (AV) detection rate with only 6/62 known AVs seen in VirusTotal: (Figure 1). Ax with firmware 1.04b12 and earlier. 7)C0 NAS520 before firmware V5.21(AASZ.3)C0

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Beyond the Office: Securing Home Devices and Networks Against Corporate Breaches

SecureWorld News

Use the administrator account only for maintenance, software installation, or firmware updates. Consider segmenting your Wi-Fi networks: one for main use, one for guests, and another for IoT devices. Attention should be paid to protecting routers and updating their firmware. Fully utilize firewall capabilities.

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The State of Endpoint Security Management in 2022: It’s Worse Than You Suspect

CyberSecurity Insiders

These can be mobile phones, workstations, desktop and laptop computers, tablet computers, smartphones, IoT devices, wearable smart devices, as well as virtual environments, among many others. Based on numbers from Statista , there will be over 40 billion connected devices by 2030, and most of these are IoT products.

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Machine Identities are Essential for Securing Smart Manufacturing

Security Boulevard

The following are six advantages of IoT in the manufacturing industry. Integrating IoTs into monitoring both equipment settings and the outcomes of each production step helps manufacturers detect quality problems at the source. . Transitioning to a smart factory requires paying close attention to industrial IoT security.

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How to Configure a Router to Use WPA2 in 7 Easy Steps

eSecurity Planet

As long as you’re in there, you should take address any security warnings; perhaps your firewall security setting is too low, for example. If this option is not available, you may need to upgrade the router firmware. Note that some routers also offer a WPA2-Enterprise setting, which is designed for corporate environments.

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Wireless Security: WEP, WPA, WPA2 and WPA3 Explained

eSecurity Planet

WPA3 is the newest protocol and offers better security features such as stronger encryption, protection against dictionary attacks, and easier setting of IoT devices, but has yet to become widely used. Update your router firmware from your router’s manufacturer and install them to ensure your router is up to date and secure.

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BotenaGo strikes again – malware source code uploaded to GitHub

CyberSecurity Insiders

Alien Labs expects to see new campaigns based on BotenaGo variants targeting routers and IoT devices globally. As of the publishing of this article, antivirus (AV) vendor detection for BotenaGo and its variants remains behind with very low detection coverage from most of AV vendors. Figure 2 shows the initialization of 33 exploits.

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