The Last Watchdog

NOVEMBER 9, 2020

The Internet of Things (IoT) has come a long, long way since precocious students at Carnegie Melon University installed micro-switches inside of a Coca-Cola vending machine so they could remotely check on the temperature and availability of their favorite beverages. Related: Companies sustain damage from IoT attacks That was back in 1982.

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Security Boulevard

JUNE 20, 2023

The post Microsoft Repeatedly Burned in ‘Layer 7’ DDoS appeared first on Security Boulevard. Unlucky number: Time and again this month, “Russian” hackers bring down Microsoft clouds.

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Security Boulevard

JUNE 28, 2022

NATO member Lithuania is under attack from Russian hacking group Killnet. The post Russian Hackers Declare War on Lithuania — Killnet DDoS Panic appeared first on Security Boulevard. It raises serious concerns over Russia’s use of cyber warfare against NATO states.

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 4, 2018

Security experts from Trend Micro discovered that some machine-to-machine (M2M) protocols can be abused to attack IoT and industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) systems. attackers abuse M2M protocols to target IoT and IIoT devices. According to a study conducted by experts from Trend Micro and the Polytechnic University of Milan.

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Responsible Cyber

APRIL 8, 2020

To mitigate this security challenge, businesses must educate their employees on the basics of cybersecurity and include cybersecurity policies in the onboarding process of every new employee. Security awareness should be ongoing and evolving. The Cloud Is not a Safe Haven from Security Flaws. DDoS Attacks.

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Security Boulevard

FEBRUARY 7, 2024

PR FAIL: Were 3 million toothbrushes hacked into a botnet? The post ‘Total Bollocks’ — No, Your Toothbrush isn’t DDoS’ing appeared first on Security Boulevard. Or does a Fortinet spokeschild have egg on his face?

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eSecurity Planet

MARCH 14, 2023

The internet of things (IoT), operations technology (OT), and the industrial internet of things (IIoT) also now connect to networks. Distributed denial of service (DDoS) attacks currently will be used more often against internet-exposed resources, but can also be used by an attacker to take down networks and internal servers.

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