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P2P Weakness Exposes Millions of IoT Devices

Krebs on Security

A peer-to-peer (P2P) communications technology built into millions of security cameras and other consumer electronics includes several critical security flaws that expose the devices to eavesdropping, credential theft and remote compromise, new research has found. A Webcam made by HiChip that includes the iLnkP2P software.

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VulnRecap 1/16/24 – Major Firewall Issues Persist

eSecurity Planet

Keep an eye out for security announcements from your firewall vendors; it’s possible additional similar vulnerabilities will come to light. The problem: Juniper Networks released a bulletin about a remote code execution vulnerability in its SRX firewalls and EX switches. This vulnerability is tracked as CVE-2024-21591.

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The Internet of Things Is Everywhere. Are You Secure?

Security Boulevard

From smart homes that enable you to control your thermostat from a distance to sensors on oil rigs that help predict maintenance to autonomous vehicles to GPS sensors implanted in the horns of endangered black rhinos , the internet of things is all around you. With the increase in connected devices comes an increase in IoT attacks.

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Coffee with the Council Podcast: Internet of Things Security in Payment Environments

PCI perspectives

Recently, our organization teamed up with the Consumer Technology Association to issue a joint bulletin on a very important topic, security surrounding the Internet of Things, or IoT.

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IoT riddled with BadAlloc vulnerabilities

Malwarebytes

Those operating systems and libraries are widely used in smart, Internet-connected “things” The number of affected devices could be enormous. The researchers found that memory allocation implementations written throughout the years as part of IoT devices and embedded software have not incorporated proper input validations.

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Microsoft warns of BadAlloc flaws in OT, IoT devices

Security Affairs

Microsoft researchers are warning of major security vulnerabilities affecting OT and IoT devices and high-risks for businesses using them. Researchers from Microsoft’s Section 52 team recently uncovered several critical memory allocation flaws, collectively tracked as BadAlloc , affecting IoT and OT devices.

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California’s Controversial IoT Security Bill Passes

Adam Levin

The first major piece of cybersecurity legislation to address vulnerabilities in Internet of Things (IoT) devices has passed in California, and is ready to be signed into law by Governor Jerry Brown. The post California’s Controversial IoT Security Bill Passes appeared first on Adam Levin. in a released last week.

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