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Recent Tesla Hacks Highlight Importance of Protecting Connected Devices

eSecurity Planet

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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Vulnerability Recap 5/13/24 – F5, Citrix & Chrome

eSecurity Planet

From the other end of the supply chain, many vendors build Cinterion Cellular Modems into their internet-of-things (IoT) or operations technology (OT) equipment such as sensors, meters, or even medical devices. The other vulnerabilities involve mishandling Java applets running on the IoT. May 8, 2024 Citrix Hypervisor 8.2

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5 Linux malware families SMBs should protect themselves against

Malwarebytes

There’s no shortage of reasons why an SMB might use Linux to run their business: There are plenty of distros to choose from, it’s (generally) free, and perhaps above all — it’s secure. But unfortunately, there’s more to Linux security than just leaning back in your chair and sipping piña coladas. How it works.

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VulnRecap 1/16/24 – Major Firewall Issues Persist

eSecurity Planet

The problem: Technology company Bosch has a thermostat, the BCC100, that’s vulnerable to firmware replacement from a threat actor. The fix: Bitdefender offers a smart home scanner app to locate vulnerable IoT devices. Bitdefender discovered this vulnerability and first reported it to Bosch in August 2023.

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Healthcare Cyberattacks Lead to Increased Mortality, Lower Patient Care: Ponemon Study

eSecurity Planet

Ponemon chairman and founder Larry Ponemon said in a statement that “Most of the IT and security professionals regard their organizations as vulnerable to these attacks,” and that growing adoption of technologies such as cloud, mobile , big data , and the Internet of Things (IoT) are adding to that risk.

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7 Best Attack Surface Management Software for 2024

eSecurity Planet

Attack surface management (ASM) is a relatively new cybersecurity technology that combines elements of vulnerability management and asset discovery with the automation capabilities of breach and attack simulation (BAS) and applies them to an organization’s entire IT environment, from networks to the cloud.

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RSAC insights: Introducing ‘CWPP’ and ‘CSPM,’ new frameworks to secure cloud infrastructure

The Last Watchdog

During this process of on-the-fly software creation — as well as when the software gets deployed into service — the apps come to life by interconnecting physical servers, virtual machines, laptops, smartphones and IoT devices. So how can modern digital commerce be secured — without stifling digital agility?