SC Magazine

JANUARY 29, 2021

Exposed enterprise IoT devices can be an indicator of security issues to come, with firms sporting exposed devices having a 62% higher density of other security problems, new research shows. But what does that correlation mean for chief information security officers? The problems get worse from there.

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Pen Test Partners

OCTOBER 9, 2023

Business decisions will need to be made as to whether extra costs are worthwhile in a secure software development life cycle. IoT Design Frameworks 2.2. Transport Layer Security (TLS) 3.2. Secure Boot 3.5. In essence, it is a view of the application and its environment through the lens of security. Frameworks 2.1.

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Hot for Security

FEBRUARY 16, 2021

Seismic monitoring equipment is vulnerable to common cybersecurity threats like those faced by IoT devices, a new research paper warns. Non-encrypted data, insecure protocols and poor user authentication mechanisms are among the security issues that leave seismological networks open to breaches, the authors note.

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 26, 2020

The vulnerability could have a severe impact on the IT sector, the flawed chips are used in over a billion devices, including routers, smartphones, tablets, laptops, and IoT gadgets. This serious flaw, assigned CVE-2019-15126, causes vulnerable devices to use an all-zero encryption key to encrypt part of the user’s communication.”

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CyberSecurity Insiders

JULY 14, 2022

Encryption Flaws. Once companies encrypt data, the most common mistake they make is assuming that all their data is going to remain safe forever and that their encryption practices are always air-tight. The best way to improve encryption is to start with a standardized encryption policy. Conclusion.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

MARCH 20, 2021

This North America distribution agreement with SYNNEX provides its resellers with Entrust nShield HSMs to protect customer data and secure emerging technologies such as cloud, IoT, blockchain, and digital payments. SYNNEX, the SYNNEX Logo Reg. Other names and marks are the property of their respective owners.

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Security Affairs

JANUARY 8, 2024

file was indexed by IoT search engines was in March 2022, meaning that the data was exposed for at least 15 months. They could try to encrypt critical government data, demanding a ransom for its release or threatening to leak sensitive information publicly,” our researchers said. According to the team, the first time the env.

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The Last Watchdog

NOVEMBER 16, 2020

I recently had the chance to discuss iO with Dr. Tatsuaki Okamoto, director of NTT Research’s Cryptography and Information Security (CIS) Lab , and Dr. Amit Sahai, professor of computer science at UCLA Samueli School of Engineering and director of UCLA Center for Encrypted Functionalities (CEF).

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 28, 2020

The Conti ransomware gang hit infected the systems of industrial automation and Industrial IoT (IIoT) chip maker Advantech and is demanding over $13 million ransom (roughly 750 BTC) to avoid leaking stolen files and to provide a key to restore the encrypted files. billion in 2019.

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The Last Watchdog

DECEMBER 31, 2019

Physical security is the protection of personnel and IT infrastructure (such as hardware, software, and data) from physical actions and events that could cause severe damage to an organization. Related: Good to know about IoT Physical security is often a second thought when it comes to information security.

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 15, 2021

Yes No EoP CVE-2021-43893 Windows Encrypting File System (EFS) Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability Important 7.5 No No RCE CVE-2021-42310 Microsoft Defender for IoT Remote Code Execution Vulnerability Critical 8.1 No No RCE CVE-2021-43217 Windows Encrypting File System (EFS) Remote Code Execution Vulnerability Critical 8.1

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 5, 2022

Researchers from FortiGuard Labs have discovered a new IoT botnet tracked as RapperBot which is active since mid-June 2022. client that can connect and brute force any SSH server that supports Diffie-Hellmann key exchange with 768-bit or 2048-bit keys and data encryption using AES128-CTR.” ” .

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Cytelligence

FEBRUARY 25, 2023

Phishing: Phishing is a type of social engineering attack where cybercriminals trick people into giving away sensitive information such as usernames, passwords, and credit card details. Ransomware: Ransomware is a type of malware that encrypts data on a victim’s computer and demands payment in exchange for the decryption key.

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Security Affairs

JUNE 3, 2021

Researchers from Israeli IoT security firm Vdoo found multiple vulnerabilities in the Realtek RTL8170C Wi-Fi module that could allow to elevate privileges and hijack wireless communications. In the video PoC published by the researchers, on the right-hand-side window as “Sending malicious encrypted GTK”.

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The Last Watchdog

APRIL 4, 2022

SMBs and enterprises alike have been struggling with APIs as a mechanism for information security. To protect against these attacks, businesses need to implement a wide range of strong API security measures such as authentication, authorization, encryption, and vulnerability scanning.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

JANUARY 25, 2018

Digital transformation inherently drives organizations into a data driven world – and each technology used for digital transformation (cloud, big data, IoT, blockchain, mobile payments and more) requires its own unique approach to protecting data. For each technology area, encryption or encryption-related technologies were the requirement.

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 23, 2023

The third issue is a lack of randomness during symmetric encryption, the initialisation vectors (IVs) used by the Tapo app and the smart bulb are static, and each communication session uses a single, fixed IV for each message. The flaw received a CVSS score of 7.6. The flaw received a CVSS score of 4.6.

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Security Affairs

JULY 12, 2019

The Miori bot targets IoT devices having SSH and Telnet services exposed online and that are poorly secured. Current version leverages a text-based protocol and implements protection that drops the connection if a specific string is not provided, it also supports encrypted commands. SecurityAffairs – Miori Botney, IoT).

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Security Affairs

JULY 1, 2021

The traffic was TLS-encrypted, so the researchers focused on the router and investigate the presence of security weaknesses that can be exploited by threat actors. “The critical security issues (those with CVSS Score: 7.1 – 9.4) SecurityAffairs – hacking, IoT). ” reads the advisory published by Microsoft.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

JUNE 16, 2022

As new technologies, like artificial intelligence, cloud computing, blockchain, and the Internet of Things (IoT), become increasingly prominent in the workplace, digital trust practitioners will need to adapt responsibly and safely. Protect with digital sovereignty: This term refers to keeping encryption and data access under your control.

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Security Affairs

MARCH 3, 2022

These machines are expanding well beyond traditional devices and servers to include: Virtual servers and devices Mobile devices IoT devices Cloud instances Software applications and services, including APIs and algorithms Containers that run apps and services. For example, threat actors frequently hide attacks in encrypted traffic.

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SecureWorld News

FEBRUARY 8, 2021

The NIST Cybersecurity Framework (CSF) helps thousands of organizations around the world to better understand and improve their information security posture. It recently announced it is making new, bold pushes relating to information security and privacy for 2021 and beyond. Securing emerging technologies.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 28, 2021

The name RotaJakiro comes from the fact that the family uses rotate encryption and behaves differently for root/non-root accounts when executing. “At the coding level, RotaJakiro uses techniques such as dynamic AES, double-layer encrypted communication protocols to counteract the binary & network traffic analysis.”

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 23, 2020

Russian govn blocked Tutanota service in Russia to stop encrypted communication. Russian govn blocked Tutanova service in Russia to stop encrypted communication. Hacking IoT devices with Focaccia-Board: A Multipurpose Breakout Board to hack hardware in a clean and easy way! Uncovering New Magecart Implant Attacking eCommerce.

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 26, 2020

In the previous month we covered the mystery behind the Mirai botnet variant dubbed as “Fbot” after the threat’s latest encryption was disclosed by security researcher unixfreaxjp of the MalwareMustDie team. Is it a new trick in IoT infection? When he was asked about how he thinks about the FBot re-emerging, he commented “.although

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 22, 2022

Turn off SSH and other network device management interfaces such as Telnet, Winbox, and HTTP for wide area networks (WANs) and secure with strong passwords and encryption when enabled. Implement and enforce multi-layer network segmentation with the most critical communications and data resting on the most secure and reliable layer.

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Security Affairs

JANUARY 21, 2020

In a few days back, the MalwareMustDie team’s security researcher unixfreaxjp has published a new Linux malware analysis of Fbot that has focused on the decryption of the last encryption logic used by its bot client. This wave is a significant timeline as a technology step-up for DDoS botnet and IoT malware development.

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 18, 2020

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Security Affairs

JANUARY 11, 2021

Ubiquiti, which makes a range of IoT gear (routers, locks, Web cams, NVRs) & has a cloud solution for managing those, just told customers to reset passwords/enable 2FA after discovering "unauthorized access to certain of our IT systems hosted by a third party cloud provider."

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

JUNE 27, 2022

From smart cities and digital IDs to open government and better governance, the Cloud, Big Data, IoT and Artificial Intelligence have enabled a wide range of digital government initiatives. The European Union's Cybersecurity Act passed in 2019 gives ENISA, the EU Agency for Network and Information Security, a permanent mandate.

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Security Affairs

JULY 13, 2021

Researchers at IoT security firm Armis discovered an authentication bypass vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2021-22779 and dubbed ModiPwn, that affects some of Schneider Electric ’s Modicon PLCs. “Armis researchers discover a critical vulnerability in Schneider Electric Modicon PLCs.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

MAY 4, 2021

The same goes with the advent of Quantum Computing , which is supposed to bring exponential computing power that shall not only bring endless benefits but also raises question marks on the current state of cryptography that is the bedrock of all information security as we know today. What risks will this entail?

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Security Affairs

MAY 19, 2021

Conti ransomware also breached the network of Ireland’s Department of Health (DoH) but the ransomware failed to encrypt the systems. In a separate attack, the ransomware gang also breached the network of the country’s Department of Health (DoH) but failed to encrypt the systems of the organization. Pierluigi Paganini.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

MAY 22, 2021

a world leader in memory products and technology solutions, is proud to announce it has won the following Global InfoSec Awards for its encrypted USB solutions family from Cyber Defense Magazine (CDM), the industry’s leading electronic information magazine: Data Loss Prevention Market Leader. Encryption Market Leader.

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 10, 2023

billion personal records compromised by data breaches in past two years — underscoring need for end‑to‑end encryption Follow me on Twitter: @securityaffairs and Facebook and Mastodon Pierluigi Paganini ( SecurityAffairs – hacking, newsletter)

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McAfee

OCTOBER 8, 2019

The biggest challenge is information security extension in a multi-cloud world. Yet few security operations teams are prepared for that. Machine learning will be throughout the information security technology stack soon. The harder thing here is that information security teams must adjust to ALL of this at ONCE.

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The Last Watchdog

AUGUST 3, 2021

I’m looking at the client, which could be an IoT device, or a mobile app or a single page web app (SPA) or it could be an API. So now I have this IoT hardware that’s talking to a server over an API running on Lambda – boom I’ve got my full stack attack surface: hardware, software, API and cloud all within a single attack.

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