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Solar Panels at Risk of Cyber Attacks, warn Experts

CyberSecurity Insiders

According to experts from Digital Watchdog RDI, solar panels are now vulnerable to cyber attacks, with hackers targeting the vulnerabilities in the inverters that store energy for powering smartphones, laptops, and small electrical gadgets. Between 2015 and 2021, approximately 16.3

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Machine Identities are Essential for Securing Smart Manufacturing

Security Boulevard

Machine Identities are Essential for Securing Smart Manufacturing. The Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) puts networked sensors and intelligent devices directly on the manufacturing floor to collect data, drive artificial intelligence and do predictive analytics. Benefits of IIoT in the manufacturing sector. brooke.crothers.

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Future Attacks Against Cyber Connected Cars

SecureWorld News

One MIT study suggests that it will take at least a decade before that technology is readily available. However, emerging technology will also provide a new target for cyber bad actors. Connected cars at risk of cyber attack. This also creates a large attack surface made up of millions of endpoints and users.

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No Industry Immune to Hacks and Breaches

SecureWorld News

Viking Line: The shipping company, like many across Europe, was the target of a DDoS attack that crippled websites and has IT teams working triple-time to get systems back online. Shipping organisations are being subject to more cyberattacks than ever before, and the cost of attacks and demand for ransom payments have skyrocketed.

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The Growing Presence (and Security Risks) of IoT

Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

In the absence of IoT security regulations, many smart product manufacturers simply release new devices that lack built-in security measures and have not undergone proper security review and testing. Cyber attacks against the company aren’t the only relevant threat, however. Take manufacturing, for instance.

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Russia-Ukraine cyber conflict poses critical infrastructure at risk

Security Affairs

Ongoing attacks could cause severe damages to multiple sectors, including transportation, communication, financial services, government facilities, nuclear reactors, and critical manufacturing. “Cyber-attacks on critical infrastructure can result in loss of life, monetary and economic issues, or reputational damage.

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5 IoT Security Predictions for 2019

Security Affairs

While such an attack is relatively massive, it is no longer uncommon or unexpected. . Do the increased attacks mean the industry is becoming accustomed to IoT cyber attacks? Furthermore, in 2018 we’ve seen the reporting of IoT security incidents move beyond security and technology trade media into the mainstream media.

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