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The Internet of Things: Security Risks Concerns

Spinone

The Internet of Things (IoT) is a term used to describe the network of interconnected electronic devices with “smart” technology. billion “things” connected to the Internet , a 30% increase from 2015. There are several reasons why the Internet of Things is such a threat to our digital security.

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I/O 2024: What’s new in Android security and privacy

Google Security

Google Play Protect live threat detection Google Play Protect now scans 200 billion Android apps daily, helping keep more than 3 billion users safe from malware. The detection of suspicious behavior is done on device in a privacy preserving way through Private Compute Core, which allows us to protect users without collecting data.

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Is Your Security Stack and Legacy Tech Keeping Pace With Your Business?

CyberSecurity Insiders

Knowing When to Move Threat Detection, Investigation and Response (TDIR) to the Cloud. The pandemic spurred digital transformation unlike anything we have ever seen since the dawn of the internet as we know it. Buy a new set of tools that is laser focused on threat detection. By Tyler Farrar, CISO, Exabeam.

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Cynerio raises $30 million to protect medical IoT

SC Magazine

According to the company, every device is both tracked in real time and users are provided information on the make, model and manufacturer, operating system, firmware, serial number and MAC address, and even outline known vulnerabilities that affect it. The post Cynerio raises $30 million to protect medical IoT appeared first on SC Media.

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Predict Cyber-attacks via digital twins

CyberSecurity Insiders

As many businesses transfer their resources to the cloud and the Internet of Things (IoT) becomes more prevalent, threat actors are increasingly interested in exploiting unprotected devices, networks, etc. Power, manufacturing, governance, environmental cities, and the IT and OT industries benefit from digital twins.

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Botnet operators target multiple zero-day flaws in LILIN DVRs

Security Affairs

Experts observed multiple botnets exploiting zero-day vulnerabilities in DVRs for surveillance systems manufactured by Taiwan-based LILIN. Botnet operators are exploiting several zero-day vulnerabilities in digital video recorders (DVRs) for surveillance systems manufactured by Taiwan-based LILIN-.

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Preparing for IT/OT convergence: Best practices

CyberSecurity Insiders

For example, the recent ransomware that leverages IT/OT convergence including the manufacturing and energy industries has prompted CISA to issue guidance regarding ransomware impacting OT environments ( read the guidance and how Tenable can help). They tend to spend time patching, upgrading, and replacing systems.