Security Boulevard

JUNE 23, 2022

Why Businesses Can’t Afford Anything Less Than Zero Trust in IoT. The IoT Landscape and Threats. Considering the inherent insecurity of connected devices, the threats facing organizations today often involve weakly-defended IoT equipment as the first line of attack. 39% see malware and ransomware as their biggest risk.

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eSecurity Planet

FEBRUARY 2, 2024

Within the last couple of months, smart device vulnerabilities have been piling up, prompting businesses to protect their Internet of Things (IoT) environments. While Teslas aren’t the typical business IoT device, their connection to the internet makes them a cyber threat as much as your business’s other IoT technology.

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eSecurity Planet

NOVEMBER 6, 2023

The problem: A security problem in Apache ActiveMQ lets attackers control systems remotely, making them highly vulnerable. Even though a security fix has been available since October 25, many internet-exposed servers are still at risk, and a number of security researchers have reported ransomware attacks exploiting the vulnerability.

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Software Education Firmware Ransomware 91

eSecurity Planet

AUGUST 22, 2023

Expanding attack surfaces require additional skills to secure, maintain, and monitor an ever-expanding environment of assets such as mobile, cloud, and the internet of things (IoT). Poor integration of cybersecurity tools and IT infrastructure requires greater expertise to identify and close gaps in layers of security.

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eSecurity Planet

MARCH 4, 2024

The fix: To eliminate malware infections, perform a factory reset, upgrade to the latest firmware, change all default usernames and passwords, and adjust firewall rules to block exposure to unwanted remote management services. The fix: Update libraries and instances to versions patched after February 8, 2024.

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IoT Internet Internet Ransomware 108

eSecurity Planet

MAY 2, 2024

More sophisticated organizations can further protect identity with investments in tools such as: Application programming interface (API) security : Guards against attacks using program-to-program communication protocols. Most mistakes remain hidden risks waiting to be exploited – especially in the form of exposed vulnerabilities.

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