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Why car location tracking needs an overhaul

Malwarebytes

Modern cars are the latest consumer “device” to undergo an internet-crazed overhaul, as manufacturers increasingly stuff their automobiles with the types of features you’d expect from a smartphone, not a mode of transportation. We don’t just report on threats—we remove them Cybersecurity risks should never spread beyond a headline.

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On Chinese "Spy Trains"

Schneier on Security

There is definitely a national security risk in buying computer infrastructure from a country you don't trust. The risk of discovery is too great, and the payoff would be too low. If there's any lesson from all of this, it's that everybody spies using the Internet. This is a complicated topic. The United States does it.

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Critical Success Factors to Widespread Deployment of IoT

Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

There are three major threat vectors that harm IoT deployments: Devices are hijacked by malicious software; Data collected and processed in IoT ecosystems is tampered with and impacts the confidentiality, integrity and availability of the information; and, Weak user and device authentication. Security mindset is changing.

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IoT Unravelled Part 3: Security

Troy Hunt

The vulnerability Context Security discovered meant exposing the Wi-Fi credentials of the network the device was attached to, which is significant because it demonstrates that IoT vulnerabilities can put other devices on the network at risk as well. Are these examples actually risks in IoT?

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IoT Security: Designing for a Zero Trust World

SecureWorld News

Today, organizations are also embracing a record number of Internet of Things (IoT) devices to accomplish objectives. These devices interweave with each other, creating an essential fabric in our data collection methods, manufacturing operations, and much more. Mitigating the risks of IoT security threats.

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Vehicle Identification Numbers reveal driver data via telematics

Malwarebytes

There are many ways that data collection, and data availability, make less sense as the years pass by. The individual sections of the 17 digit number detail all manner of information about the car, ranging from manufacturer to attributes. This is an obvious privacy and security risk for certain folks.

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The Hacker Mind Podcast: The Internet As A Pen Test

ForAllSecure

And, as my guest will say later in this podcast, these virtual SOCs are like pen testing the internet. We can't just, you know, bust things up into small parts and say this is my world because again, internet is a pen test and we're all in this together. VAMOSI: That’s on the data collection side.