Security Boulevard

MAY 27, 2022

Security in IoT devices has lagged behind their production. Manufacturers need a scalable solution to address concerns like authentication, data encryption, and the integrity of firmware on connected devices. The post Securing the IoT at Scale: How PKI Can Help appeared first on Keyfactor.

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IT Security Guru

JANUARY 26, 2024

The arrival of the IoT has made fleet management systems very popular among organizations that have a fleet of vehicles as part of their operations. Nevertheless, the development of IoT and fleet management systems brings up issues with cybersecurity risks.

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The Last Watchdog

NOVEMBER 15, 2018

Even as enterprises across the globe hustle to get their Internet of Things business models up and running, there is a sense of foreboding about a rising wave of IoT-related security exposures. And, in fact, IoT-related security incidents have already begun taking a toll at ill-prepared companies. Tiered performances.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

JANUARY 31, 2022

The Internet of Things (IoT) has been exploding in the last decade, with more and more connected objects or devices. IoT also enables home security systems to offer a variety of new features, such as secure biometrics and face detection at your door. . IoT enables secure, remote updates, for devices installed for a long time.?

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

JULY 15, 2021

Key Developments in IoT Security. Remember the early days of the emergence of Internet of Things (IoT) devices? Vulnerabilities have been discovered in many of these IoT devices. Ellen has extensive experience in cybersecurity, and specifically, the understanding of IoT risk. Thu, 07/15/2021 - 10:09.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

MAY 31, 2021

Use cases of secure IoT deployment. 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. Tue, 06/01/2021 - 06:55. Use case 1: Fortune 500 Healthcare Company.

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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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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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The Last Watchdog

JUNE 2, 2021

They outlined why something called attribute-based encryption, or ABE, has emerged as the basis for a new form of agile cryptography that we will need in order to kick digital transformation into high gear. PKI is the authentication and encryption framework on which the Internet is built. This creates exposure.

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SecureWorld News

SEPTEMBER 15, 2021

Now George Jetson’s reality is nearly our own, and Rosie the Robot is somewhat interchangeable with any number of IoT devices like Siri, Roomba, or Alexa. Today, organizations are also embracing a record number of Internet of Things (IoT) devices to accomplish objectives. Securing your IoT environment.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

MARCH 10, 2021

What’s driving the security of IoT? First off, connected vehicles and IoT devices are highly attractive targets to hackers. Unlike servers and devices running in enterprise networks, IoT devices are typically shipped direct to consumers, without any control over the network or environment they run in. Guest Blog: TalkingTrust.

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Malwarebytes

OCTOBER 8, 2021

Despite advance warnings that a root certificate provided by Let’s Encrypt would expire on September 30, users reported issues with a variety of services and websites once that deadline hit. An SSL certificate is a digital certificate that authenticates a website’s identity and enables an encrypted connection. So what happened?

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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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Schneier on Security

AUGUST 1, 2018

The UK's GCHQ delivers a brutally blunt assessment of quantum key distribution: QKD protocols address only the problem of agreeing keys for encrypting data. QKD technology cannot replace the flexible authentication mechanisms provided by contemporary public key signatures. I agree with them.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

JUNE 1, 2023

Internet of Things (IoT) Security: The proliferation of IoT devices has opened a new frontier for cybersecurity concerns. With billions of interconnected devices collecting and sharing sensitive data, securing the IoT ecosystem becomes paramount.

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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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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

OCTOBER 22, 2021

Fast and Safe Protection for 5G Subscriber Privacy and Authentication. The protection and authenticity of subscriber authentication and privacy in 5G networks is equally important to requirements for increased reliability and low latency. the astounding number of devices, including the growth in the Internet of Things (IoT).

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The Last Watchdog

FEBRUARY 18, 2020

It was just a few short years ago that the tech sector, led by Google, Mozilla and Microsoft, commenced a big push to increase the use of HTTPS – and its underlying TLS authentication and encryption protocol. Related: Why Google’s HTTPS push is a good thing At the time, just 50 % of Internet traffic used encryption.

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CSO Magazine

AUGUST 13, 2021

These are used for authentication, encryption, access control and many other aspects of modern security and they all require cryptographically secure random numbers -- sequences of numbers or symbols that are chosen in a way that's unpredictable by an attacker. Learn the 10 identity management metrics that matter. |

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The Last Watchdog

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

Related: How decentralized IoT boosts decarbonization Yet, more so than ever, infusing trustworthiness into modern-day digital services has become mission critical for most businesses. If you factor in where we are in the world today with things like IoT, quantum computing and generative AI, we could be heading for a huge trust crisis.”

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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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The Last Watchdog

DECEMBER 13, 2023

Related: Why IoT standards matter Digital Trust refers to the level of confidence both businesses and consumers hold in digital products and services – not just that they are suitably reliable, but also that they are as private and secure as they need to be. Notable progress was made in 2023 in the quest to elevate Digital Trust.

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The Last Watchdog

NOVEMBER 6, 2019

From the start, two-factor authentication, or 2FA , established itself as a simple, effective way to verify identities with more certainty. Related: A primer on IoT security risks The big hitch with 2FA, and what it evolved into – multi-factor authentication, or MFA – has always been balancing user convenience and security.

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Dark Reading

JUNE 25, 2018

The Wi-Fi Alliance officially launches its latest protocol, which offers new capabilities for personal, enterprise, and IoT wireless networks.

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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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CyberSecurity Insiders

MAY 28, 2023

Password Security: Investigate different password security techniques, such as password hashing algorithms, two-factor authentication (2FA), and biometric authentication. Cryptography: Dive into the world of cryptography, studying symmetric and asymmetric encryption, digital signatures, and cryptographic algorithms.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

JUNE 29, 2023

As data volumes continue to grow exponentially, 5G technology provides the necessary infrastructure to support robust security protocols, including encryption, data analytics, and machine learning algorithms. IoT Security: The proliferation of Internet of Things (IoT) devices has significantly expanded the attack surface for cybercriminals.

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Security Boulevard

FEBRUARY 2, 2022

As a foundational security technology that’s been implemented for decades, public key infrastructure (PKI) is already deployed in most enterprise IT infrastructures to protect network devices, workforce and internet of things (IoT) devices for a variety of use cases such as passwordless authentication, data encryption and digital signing.

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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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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

NOVEMBER 14, 2018

According to statistica the number of Internet of Things (IoT) devices connected will rise to 23 billion this year. From industrial machinery and intelligent transportation to health monitoring and emergency notification systems, a broad range of IoT devices are already being deployed by enterprises.

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Hot for Security

FEBRUARY 16, 2021

Seismic monitoring equipment is vulnerable to common cybersecurity threats like those faced by IoT devices, a new research paper warns. Non-encrypted data, insecure protocols and poor user authentication mechanisms are among the security issues that leave seismological networks open to breaches, the authors note.

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The Last Watchdog

NOVEMBER 14, 2022

It could be the key that securely interconnects IoT systems at a much deeper level, which, in turn, would pave the way to much higher tiers of digital innovation. I had the chance to sit down, once more , with Mike Nelson, DigiCert’s vice president of IoT security, to discuss the wider significance of this milestone standard.

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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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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 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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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 26, 2020

The vulnerability could have a severe impact on the IT sector, the flawed chips are used in over a billion devices, including routers, smartphones, tablets, laptops, and IoT gadgets. This serious flaw, assigned CVE-2019-15126, causes vulnerable devices to use an all-zero encryption key to encrypt part of the user’s communication.”

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