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What is physical security? How to keep your facilities and devices safe from on-site attackers

CSO Magazine

All the firewalls in the world can’t help you if an attacker removes your storage media from the storage room. Get the latest from CSO by signing up for our newsletters. ]. Learn what you need to know about defending critical infrastructure. |

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How to build a zero trust ecosystem

SC Magazine

Internet of Things (IoT), industrial control systems, operational technology has made securing connected devices more challenging as the entry points on networks have increased tremendously and introduced more opportunities for vulnerabilities with insecure communication protocols and configurations. James Carder, LogRhythm CSO.

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Cybersecurity First: #BeCyberSmart at Work and Home

Security Through Education

Watch what you post on social media; cybercriminals often use them to gather Personal Identifying Information (PII) and corporate information. In fact, the IoT market was due to reach 31 billion connected devices in 2020 and is estimated to reach 75 billion IoT devices by 2025. Don’t make passwords easy to guess.

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Camera tricks: Privacy concerns raised after massive surveillance cam breach

SC Magazine

It is likely that the [role-based access control] frameworks is easier to design and implement for software systems, but when it comes to OT/IoT devices, wrong assumptions are made around how the devices will be accessed and how limited the access to these devices is. “This is a design failure,” agreed Kulkarni. “It

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Notification no-nos: What to avoid when alerting customers of a breach

SC Magazine

SC Media asked experts in the field what they believe are some of the biggest unforced errors you can make when it comes to notification no-nos. Also, last March, Krebs on Security reported that a breach disclosed last January by IoT device vendor Ubiquiti was far worse than the company had indicated publicly. Here is a sampling.

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Top Cybersecurity Accounts to Follow on Twitter

eSecurity Planet

????????Fifteen years after the launch of the microblogging social media platform, Twitter remains a dominant public forum for instant communication with individuals and organizations worldwide on a universe of topics, including #cybersecurity. Read more: Top IoT Security Solutions of 2021. " me: "Is that Windows 98?!?"

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The Rise of an Overlooked Crime – Cyberstalking

Security Affairs

Because of social media, it’s not too difficult to follow you around. You probably post most of your daily activities on your social media profile. He has been featured on major media outlets including TheGuardian, Lifehacker Australia, The Next Web, CSO, ITProPortal, Infosec Magazine, Tripwire and many others.