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Too much UPnP-enabled connected devices still vulnerable to cyber attacks

Security Affairs

In early 2013, researchers at Rapid7 published an interesting whitepaper entitled “Security Flaws in Universal Plug and Play” that evaluated the global exposure of UPnP-enabled network devices. SecurityAffairs – UPnP-enabled devices, hacking). The UPnP communication protocol is widely adopted even if it is known to be vulnerable.

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A Reflection On ForAllSecure's Journey In Bootstrapping Behavior Testing Technology

ForAllSecure

Network filters applied by solutions like Web Application Firewalls (WAFs) aim to solve symptoms, not the root cause. Of the 209 million tests, 2 million resulted in successful hacking of programs. One common approach to addressing software security issues is applying network filters. This is an easy band-aid. The only cost was Amazon.

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A Reflection On ForAllSecure's Journey In Bootstrapping Behavior Testing Technology

ForAllSecure

Network filters applied by solutions like Web Application Firewalls (WAFs) aim to solve symptoms, not the root cause. Of the 209 million tests, 2 million resulted in successful hacking of programs. One common approach to addressing software security issues is applying network filters. This is an easy band-aid. The only cost was Amazon.

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A REFLECTION ON FORALLSECURE'S JOURNEY IN BOOTSTRAPPING BEHAVIOR TESTING TECHNOLOGY

ForAllSecure

Network filters applied by solutions like Web Application Firewalls (WAFs) aim to solve symptoms, not the root cause. Of the 209 million tests, 2 million resulted in successful hacking of programs. One common approach to addressing software security issues is applying network filters. This is an easy band-aid. The only cost was Amazon.