Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

MARCH 10, 2021

There are so many reasons why manufacturers connect their products to the Internet, whether it’s industrial machines, medical devices, consumer goods or even cars. Additionally, many auto manufacturers now have the ability to remotely update software to fix vulnerabilities or even upgrade functionality. Co-ordination is key.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

DECEMBER 6, 2022

This analysis from Dirk Schrader, Vice President of Security Research, and Michael Paye, Vice President of Research and Development, is based on Netwrix’s global experience across a wide range of verticals, including technology, finance, manufacturing, government and healthcare. Understaffing will increase the role of channel partners.

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SecureList

JULY 6, 2022

As a rule, this means that the source code of the device’s firmware is unavailable and all the researcher can use is the user manual and a few threads on some user forum discussing the device’s operation. The vulnerability assessment of IoT/IIoT devices is based on analyzing their firmware.

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eSecurity Planet

MAY 12, 2023

Similarly, the IT Department needs to evaluate the current environment, the current IT architecture, and the nature of the vulnerability to determine the likelihood of exploitation, which should also be evaluated on a scale from 1 (low likelihood) to 10 (high likelihood). Appendix I.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

JULY 15, 2021

The good news is that security is no longer being ignored during the manufacturing of the devices. Digital identification would fulfill a critical element of attaining a zero trust architecture, especially important for industrial technology edge devices. What's more interesting is that these devices are no longer home-based novelties.

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SecureList

SEPTEMBER 21, 2023

As if that were not enough, many IoT devices have unalterable main passwords set by manufacturers. Although the manufacturer issued an update that resolved the vulnerability, similar attacks remain a concern. Unfortunately, users tend to leave these passwords unchanged. BTC to recover the data.

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IoT DDOS Passwords Malware 86

Security Affairs

JUNE 22, 2019

In order to determine what miner to deliver, the bot collects system information, such as manufacturer, hardware details, and processor architecture. The script for a. sh reveals shows that the attackers can choose from three different miners. Copyright (C) 2014 Media.net Advertising FZ-LLC All Rights Reserved -->.

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Cryptocurrency Malware Advertising Firmware 64

Security Boulevard

MARCH 18, 2021

When you consider that IoT devices are controlling autonomous vehicles, drug pumps, manufacturing operations, and even the camera on your virtual assistant, you begin to realize security is important. Staying current with firmware patches and updates is also key to enabling robust security. . Don’t Forget the Application Layer.

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SecureList

JUNE 20, 2023

The findings of the study reveal a number of serious security issues, including the use of hard-coded credentials, and an insecure firmware update process. We later managed to extract the firmware from the EEPROM for further static reverse engineering. Further hardware analysis of the circuit board helped us identify chips.

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Pen Test Partners

OCTOBER 9, 2023

Introduction This guide deals with threat modelling and early stages of development so that security issues and controls are identified before committing to manufacturing. Deploy malicious firmware. The CoP includes the following recommendations for manufacturers: No default passwords. Cryptographic keys on the device or pod.

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IoT Firmware Mobile Manufacturing 52

Veracode Security

MAY 24, 2021

s becoming more difficult for device manufacturers and their customers to know what exactly is running inside their products and the scope of the security and license risk lurking within. Traditionally, device manufacturers analyze their first-party code (a difficult process in and of itself) as part of their security program requirements.

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ForAllSecure

APRIL 22, 2021

Vamosi: This is really the problem with IoT, the appeal to the lowest common denominator device manufacturers, particularly startups are reaching for what already exists, rather than designing something new, in part because they want their cool new toothbrush to incorporate with what's already out there today. How do you do that.

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IoT Hacking Internet Internet 52

ForAllSecure

APRIL 22, 2021

Vamosi: This is really the problem with IoT, the appeal to the lowest common denominator device manufacturers, particularly startups are reaching for what already exists, rather than designing something new, in part because they want their cool new toothbrush to incorporate with what's already out there today. How do you do that.

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IoT Hacking Internet Internet 52

Malwarebytes

JULY 13, 2022

The supply chain, already stretched to a breaking point, suffered additional misfortunes across multiple industries, from agriculture and manufacturing to technology and utilities. However, in a clear bid for the supply chain jugular, threat actors also zeroed in on manufacturing, technology, utilities (including oil), and agriculture.

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Ransomware Manufacturing Government Computers and Electronics 108

CyberSecurity Insiders

SEPTEMBER 21, 2021

Many organizations have opted to converge their IT and OT environments, which can yield many benefits such as efficiency and more elegant architecture; at the same time, these decisions are not without risk. • Configuration control that tracks all changes to code, OS & firmware regardless. Should OT and IT be converged?

Energy and Utilities 101

Energy and Utilities Threat Detection Manufacturing Technology 101

McAfee

AUGUST 24, 2021

Lastly, the pump runs its own custom Real Time Operating System (RTOS) and firmware on a M32C microcontroller. An architecture diagram below helps demonstrates the system layout and design when a pump is present in the docking station. Figure 2: System Architecture. SpaceCom Functions and Software Components.

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Computers and Electronics Authentication Software Risk 145

SecureList

APRIL 27, 2022

While we were unable to obtain the same results by analyzing the CERT-UA samples, we subsequently identified a different WhiteBlackCrypt sample matching the WhisperKill architecture and sharing similar code. In December we were made aware of a UEFI firmware-level compromise through logs from our firmware scanning technology.

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Security Affairs

MARCH 21, 2020

Security experts have discovered a new variant of the infamous Mirai malware, tracked as Mukashi, was employed in attacks against network-attached storage (NAS) devices manufactured by Zyxel. Multiple, if not all, Zyxel NAS products running firmware versions up to 5.21 ” reads the analysis published by Palo Alto Network.

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DDOS Authentication Advertising Firmware 103

eSecurity Planet

MARCH 30, 2023

Additionally, FortiNAC can enforce company policies on device patching and firmware version. FortiNAC provides profiling of each device on the network and enables granular network segmentation and automated responses for changes in device status or behavior. FortiNAC is integrated with FortiGate and other Fortinet products.

IoT 98

IoT Firewall Wireless Mobile 98

eSecurity Planet

MARCH 22, 2023

Operating technology (OT), also known as the industrial internet of things (IIoT), uses smart pumps, conveyor belts, motors, and manufacturing equipment — and the operations teams that install the devices may not always inform the network security team about them.

Firewall 107

Firewall Network Security Penetration Testing Encryption 107

Notice Bored

JANUARY 9, 2021

If you don't believe me, just ask to see your organisation's inventory containing pertinent details of every single IT device - the manufacturers, models, serial numbers, software and firmware revisions, latest test status, remediation/replacement plans and so on. We had all that back in 99. Oh wait, you have one? Make my day.

Internet 52

Internet Internet Risk InfoSec 52

ForAllSecure

FEBRUARY 22, 2023

There's the you know, these little ESP chips that have like, all in one Wi Fi and a little Linux or a little you know that OS that's just trivial and you download the firmware, you tweak a few things and you've got blinky lights, the magic can talk to other things and like do all sorts of cool stuff. Everybody's building their own badges.

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The Security Ledger

APRIL 11, 2019

In this Spotlight Podcast, sponsored by Trusted Computing Group, I speak with Dennis Mattoon, a Principal Researcher at Microsoft Research and the Chairman of the Trusted Computing Group's DICE Architectures Working Group* about how strong device identities for IoT endpoints can stop. Read the whole entry. »

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

NOVEMBER 7, 2017

The proliferation of connected devices offers enormous business benefit, across industries as diverse as manufacturing, healthcare and automotive. PKI is widely used for authentication and digital signing, and increasingly for the IoT to help create a root of trust that can be implanted at the time a device is manufactured.

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