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IoT Unravelled Part 3: Security

Troy Hunt

In part 1 of this series, I posited that the IoT landscape is an absolute mess but Home Assistant (HA) does an admirable job of tying it all together. As with the rest of the IoT landscape, there's a lot of scope for improvement here and also just like the other IoT posts, it gets very complex for normal people very quickly.

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How To Deploy HYAS Protect

Security Boulevard

HYAS Protect protective DNS includes a user-friendly interface and four core deployment methods. The decision engine works out of the box as an immediate first-line defense against a network breach. Organizations of any size can monitor traffic with HYAS Protect’s cloud-based DNS resolver.

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A Reactive Cybersecurity Strategy Is No Strategy at All

CyberSecurity Insiders

Not long ago, it was revealed that T-Mobile had been breached by bad actors who convinced employees to switch their SIM cards to let them bypass two-factor identification — reminding us how effective social engineering can still be. So why aren’t more organizations taking advantage of protective DNS? So where do we go from here?

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Dozens of Linksys router models leak data useful for hackers

Security Affairs

The devices continue to leak the information even when their firewall is turned on. The expert used the Binary Edge IoT search engine to find vulnerable devices, earlier this week he discovered 25,617 routers that were leaking a total of 756,565 unique MAC addresses.

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Threat Trends: Firewall

Cisco Security

In any perimeter defense a key component is firewalls—the proverbial guard towers in your fortifications. In this Threat Trends release, we’ll be looking at Cisco Secure Firewall. The goal is to highlight the common threats that organizations encounter and block with Secure Firewall. Secure Firewall version 7.0

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Penetration Testing vs. Vulnerability Testing

eSecurity Planet

Penetration tests include the use of vulnerability scanning tools and will generally be applied against external security devices and applications including, but not limited to, firewalls , web servers, web applications, gateways , and VPN servers. Internet of Things (IoT) devices connected to the network, such as security cameras, TVs, etc.

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Zero Day Threats: Preparation is the Best Prevention

eSecurity Planet

Monitoring infrastructure like Domain Name Servers (DNS) and web servers for malicious activity. Monitoring domain name registrars, looking for domains with similar characteristics or patterns that may be tied to a threat actor or group. Applying predictive analysis and modeling to look for anomalies in traffic data. Trust no one.

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