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Recent Tesla Hacks Highlight Importance of Protecting Connected Devices

eSecurity Planet

Within the last couple of months, smart device vulnerabilities have been piling up, prompting businesses to protect their Internet of Things (IoT) environments. Teslas have plenty of vulnerabilities, as cybersecurity researchers have recently discovered. Imagine a corporate office where only two employees drive Teslas.

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Why Businesses Can’t Afford Anything Less Than Zero Trust in IoT

Security Boulevard

Why Businesses Can’t Afford Anything Less Than Zero Trust in IoT. The IoT Landscape and Threats. Considering the inherent insecurity of connected devices, the threats facing organizations today often involve weakly-defended IoT equipment as the first line of attack. brooke.crothers. Thu, 06/23/2022 - 16:26.

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Vulnerability Recap 5/13/24 – F5, Citrix & Chrome

eSecurity Planet

From the other end of the supply chain, many vendors build Cinterion Cellular Modems into their internet-of-things (IoT) or operations technology (OT) equipment such as sensors, meters, or even medical devices. The other vulnerabilities involve mishandling Java applets running on the IoT.

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Healthcare Cyberattacks Lead to Increased Mortality, Lower Patient Care: Ponemon Study

eSecurity Planet

Ponemon chairman and founder Larry Ponemon said in a statement that “Most of the IT and security professionals regard their organizations as vulnerable to these attacks,” and that growing adoption of technologies such as cloud, mobile , big data , and the Internet of Things (IoT) are adding to that risk.

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Creating a Path to Successful Security Hygiene

Cisco Security

Meanwhile, security teams are also concerned about recent cybersecurity issues including MS Exchange vulnerabilities and the SolarWinds hack. As a result, organizations are further assessing security posture management processes, examining vendor risk management requirements, and testing security more frequently.

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VulnRecap 1/16/24 – Major Firewall Issues Persist

eSecurity Planet

The problem: The United States Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) has announced a vulnerability in Microsoft SharePoint that allows a threat actor to escalate their privileges on the network. The fix: Bitdefender offers a smart home scanner app to locate vulnerable IoT devices.

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What is a Managed Security Service Provider? MSSPs Explained

eSecurity Planet

Cybersecurity can be difficult to implement, and to make matters worse, the security professionals needed to do it right are in short supply. Managed IT security service providers (MSSPs) make life easier for organizations by providing outsourced expertise and tools at a fraction of the cost, time, and trouble of doing it yourself.