Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

FEBRUARY 16, 2021

Critical Success Factors to Widespread Deployment of IoT. Digital technology and connected IoT devices have proliferated across industries and into our daily lives. Finally, IoT devices are being used extensively in smart vehicles and home appliances to provide enhanced user experiences. Threat vectors on IoT.

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Krebs on Security

JANUARY 11, 2021

Ubiquiti , a major vendor of cloud-enabled Internet of Things (IoT) devices such as routers, network video recorders, security cameras and access control systems, is urging customers to change their passwords and enable multi-factor authentication. The data may also include your address and phone number if you have provided that to us.”

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 13, 2020

The number of sensors and smart devices connected to the internet is exponentially rising, which are the 5 Major Vulnerabilities for IoT devices. If you take a look at the global market for IoT, you can easily spot the trend. IoT devices are exposed to cybersecurity vulnerabilities. Improper encryption. Vicious insider.

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Security Boulevard

JUNE 28, 2022

IoT and Machine Identity Management in Financial Services. How is IoT changing the financial sector? IoT has already positively impacted the financial sector and will only continue to in the future. The most notable and well-documented example of investment in the IoT infrastructure has been by retail banks.

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SiteLock

AUGUST 27, 2021

Simply defined, the internet of things (IoT) is a network of Internet-connected objects able to collect and exchange data. In today’s digital-driven world, IoT connects almost everything including homes, offices, and vehicles, allowing users the convenience of activating and operating nearly any device remotely. Think again.

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 24, 2018

Security researchers discovered some flaws in the Twinkly IoT lights that could be exploited display custom lighting effects and to remotely turn off them. The communications are not encrypted, however the WiFi password is sent encrypted during set up (albeit trivial to decrypt).” ” continues the analysis.

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ForAllSecure

DECEMBER 16, 2020

Whether it be routers, IoT devices or SCADA systems, they are very varied in architecture, use case, and purpose. Netgear N300 MIPS firmware image. What's Special about Firmware? Fuzzing firmware presents a specific set of challenges that are not often present together in other targets. Is a MIPS Linux firmware.

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ForAllSecure

DECEMBER 15, 2020

Whether it be routers, IoT devices or SCADA systems, they are very varied in architecture, use case, and purpose. Netgear N300 MIPS firmware image. What's Special about Firmware? Fuzzing firmware presents a specific set of challenges that are not often present together in other targets. Is a MIPS Linux firmware.

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The Last Watchdog

MAY 23, 2022

They require integrity, authentication, trusted identity and encryption. Protocols and policies setting new parameters for trusted connections are being hammered out and advanced encryption, authentication and data protection solutions are being ramped up. Related: Leveraging PKI to advance electronic signatures.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

SEPTEMBER 12, 2018

The Internet of Things (IoT) is rapidly growing and expected to affect all industry verticals as well as our private lives. In this blog, we reached out to our technology partner Nexus to better understand the challenges that the industry faces to ensure safe deployment and management of IoT technologies. Weak authentication.

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eSecurity Planet

MARCH 1, 2023

To prevent unwanted access and protect data in transit, wireless connections must be secured with strong authentication procedures, encryption protocols, access control rules, intrusion detection and prevention systems, and other security measures. As a result, wireless networks are prone to eavesdropping, illegal access and theft.

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ForAllSecure

APRIL 22, 2021

It seems everything smart is hackable, with IoT startups sometimes repeating security mistakes first made decades ago. The next day I cut the string, There's a parallel here to IoT light bulbs that change colors. Problem is, MAC addresses are not great for authentication. How then does one start securing it?

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ForAllSecure

APRIL 22, 2021

It seems everything smart is hackable, with IoT startups sometimes repeating security mistakes first made decades ago. The next day I cut the string, There's a parallel here to IoT light bulbs that change colors. Problem is, MAC addresses are not great for authentication. How then does one start securing it?

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eSecurity Planet

MARCH 3, 2023

To protect against those threats, a Wi-Fi Protected Access (WPA) encryption protocol is recommended. WPA2 is a security protocol that secures wireless networks using the advanced encryption standard (AES). WEP and WPA are both under 4%, while WPA2 commands a 73% share of known wireless encryption connections.

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Malwarebytes

AUGUST 25, 2023

New research highlights another potential danger from IoT devices, with a popular make of smart light bulbs placing your Wi-Fi network password at risk. Researchers from the University of London and Universita di Catania produced a paper explaining the dangers of common IoT products. The other high severity flaw, wtih a CVSS of 8.8,

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SecureWorld News

FEBRUARY 17, 2024

Challenges in securing IoMT devices The Internet of Medical Things (IoMT) is essentially a subset of the wider Internet of Things (IoT) concept. Whereas IoT encompasses a variety of devices such as wearables, industrial sensors, and smartphones, IoMT is dedicated exclusively to medical devices.

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Pen Test

OCTOBER 12, 2023

Countermeasures: To prevent drone signal hijacking, drone manufacturers and operators can implement encryption and authentication mechanisms for RF communication. What encryption standards are currently implemented for your RF communications, and how do they compare to the latest industry-recommended protocols, such as WPA3 for Wi-Fi?

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Malwarebytes

APRIL 13, 2022

Specifically, the NGINX LDAP reference implementation which uses LDAP to authenticate users of applications being proxied by NGINX. LDAP can also tackle authentication, so users can sign on just once and access many different files on the server. It’s written in Python and communicates with a LDAP authentication server.

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Security Affairs

JUNE 3, 2021

Researchers from Israeli IoT security firm Vdoo found multiple vulnerabilities in the Realtek RTL8170C Wi-Fi module that could allow to elevate privileges and hijack wireless communications. In the video PoC published by the researchers, on the right-hand-side window as “Sending malicious encrypted GTK”. ” continues the report.

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SecureWorld News

OCTOBER 8, 2023

Additionally, be cautious when adding new friends; verify their authenticity through known offline connections. 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.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

DECEMBER 13, 2018

Invariably, Internet of Things (IoT) strategies form the backbone of those efforts. Enormous quantities of data can be generated by and collected from a wide variety of IoT devices. The diversity of IoT devices and lack of standardisation also poses challenges. The goal is then to analyse it and take impactful action.

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Security Boulevard

JULY 11, 2022

Lack of authentication creates man-in-the-middle risks. Another report from Kaspersky Labs found 33 vulnerabilities in the most widely used data transfer protocol for internet of things (IoT) medical devices, known as MQTT. MQTT is a common solution in most IoT gadgets, including medical devices. Related Posts.

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 5, 2020

HiSilicon is the largest domestic designer of integrated circuits in China, its chips are used by millions of IoT devices worldwide, including security cameras, DVRs, and NVRs. Client uses it’s pre-shared key and constructs encryption key as concatenation of received random number and PSK. This is a subject of actual disclosure.”

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 22, 2022

Below are the mitigations provided in the alert: Install updates for operating systems, software, and firmware as soon as they are released. Turn off SSH and other network device management interfaces such as Telnet, Winbox, and HTTP for wide area networks (WANs) and secure with strong passwords and encryption when enabled.

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Malwarebytes

MAY 13, 2021

To demonstrate their point, they released an ESP32 firmware that turns the micro-controller into an (upload only) modem. The security solely lies in the encryption of those location reports: The location can only be decrypted with the correct private key, which is on the owner’s device. How AirTags are involved.

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SecureList

JUNE 8, 2022

They make the router much easier to hack, which gives the opportunity to get round password protection features (such as CAPTCHA or a limited number of login attempts), run third-party code, bypass authentication, send remote commands to the router or even disable it. Use proper encryption. Make sure to update the firmware.

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eSecurity Planet

NOVEMBER 6, 2023

level vulnerability involves a lack of validation, which allows attackers to steal Kubernetes API credentials from the ingress controller, compromise the authentication process by modifying settings, and gain access to internal files including service account tokens. CVE-2022-4886 (Path Sanitization Bypass): This 8.8-level

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Security Affairs

JULY 28, 2020

CGI password logger This installs a fake version of the device admin login page, logging successful authentications and passing them to the legitimate login page. These are encrypted with the actor’s public key and sent to their infrastructure over HTTPS. .”

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Malwarebytes

DECEMBER 16, 2021

CVE-2021-42310 Microsoft Defender for IoT Remote Code Execution vulnerability. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. Once installed, use the Update & security section of the app to download and install the latest firmware. The attack may be launched remotely.

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Pen Test Partners

OCTOBER 9, 2023

IoT Design Frameworks 2.2. Threat modeling can be applied to a wide range of things, including software, applications, systems, networks, distributed systems, Internet of Things (IoT) devices, and business processes. Deploy malicious firmware. Table of contents 1. Threat Modelling 1.1. Why threat modelling is important 1.2.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

MARCH 16, 2021

Whether it’s NB-IoT, LTE-M or 4G and 5G, cellular can provide the most reliable and stable connectivity in different environments. Like any other IoT device, connected cars need to have built-in security from the start, also known as security-by-design. This is a concept which is known as V2X or ‘Vehicle-to-Everything’. Why cellular?

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Security Affairs

JUNE 23, 2020

Unlike other printer management protocols, the IPP protocol supports multiple security features, including authentication and encryption, but evidently organizations don’t use them. This info includes printer names, locations, models, firmware versions, organization names, and even WiFi network names.

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 17, 2019

TP-Link addressed a critical zero-day vulnerability ( CVE-2017-7405 ) in its TP-Link Archer routers that could be exploited by attackers to remotely take their control over LAN via a Telnet connection without authentication. “This is a zero-day flaw that was not previously reported and can affect both home and business environments.”

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 20, 2018

Meaning, authentication bypasses weren’t enough. CVE-2018-18472 – XXE and Unauthenticated Remote Command Execution in Axentra Hipserv NAS firmware. . It’s used in different devices from different vendors, the affected devices sharing the firmware are: Netgear Stora. Firmware Analysis. Summary of Our Findings.

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LRQA Nettitude Labs

APRIL 19, 2023

Features of LoRa include media access controls and the encryption transmissions. Lab Equipment LA66 USB LoRaWAN Adapter : Cost $20-$35 – This is a flexible serial to LoRa module that has P2P firmware supporting the open-source peer-to-peer LoRa protocol. TTN provides everything a self-funded researcher needs.

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Spinone

MARCH 17, 2018

The Internet of Things (IoT) is a term used to describe the network of interconnected electronic devices with “smart” technology. The Security Risks of IoT Devices Every piece of hardware and software that you use and is connected to the internet has the potential to be accessed by cybercriminals.

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SC Magazine

FEBRUARY 15, 2021

Industrial networks contain thousands of OT and IoT devices from a variety of vendors. Many ICS devices are insecure by design – lacking authentication, encryption, and other security standards that typically apply to IT applications and systems. Identify and patch vulnerabilities.

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