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News alert: Sternum and ChargePoint collaborate to enhance ChargePoint Home Flex Security

The Last Watchdog

23, 2024 — Sternum, the pioneer in embedded IoT security and observability, today announced enhanced security for the ChargePoint Home Flex. Thanks to the analysis and help of Sternum IoT, ChargePoint was able to correct weaknesses in CPH50, reduce the attack surface and thus improve the security of the product.

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Bot list with Telnet credentials for more than 500,000 servers and IoT devices leaked online

Security Affairs

The availability online of a new collection of Telnet credentials for more than 500,000 servers, routers, and IoT devices made the headlines. In August 2017, security researchers Ankit Anubhav found a list of more than 1,700 valid Telnet credentials for IoT devices online. 33000+ telnet credentials of IoT devices exposed on pastebin.

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Hackers Could Cause ‘Fake Earthquakes’ by Exploiting Vulnerable Seismic Equipment, Researchers Warn

Hot for Security

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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Cyber Playbook: Effective User-Centric Authentication is Critical for Modern Business

Herjavec Group

From third-party suppliers to contractors and customers, many of these external users require authentication and authorization within your enterprise network. Why Traditional IAM and Authentication Doesn’t Make the Cut Today. Understanding when and where the organization’s data and network are being accessed.

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"Pwned", the Book, is Finally Here!

Troy Hunt

Captivating stuff, apart from infosec, you really feel as though you’ve been taken on a journey with Troy through the years of living in paradise a.k.a. Great to see a book deliver this authenticity - we're all only human after all! I haven't been able to put the book down. This book has it all.

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The Danger and Opportunity in 5G Connectivity and IoT

Threatpost

The advent of 5G presents an opportunity for us to think the exploding number of IoT devices and how we securely connect to the digital world.

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Personal Cybersecurity Concerns for 2023

Security Through Education

IBM describes the internet of things (IoT) as the “the concept of connecting any device … to the Internet and to other connected devices.” Basically, the IoT encompasses anything from smart microwaves and fridges to self-driving cars and fitness devices (to name a few). Update your software. Turn on automatic updates.