Security Affairs

APRIL 14, 2022

The US government agencies warned of threat actors that are targeting ICS and SCADA systems from various vendors. “The APT actors’ tools have a modular architecture and enable cyber actors to conduct highly automated exploits against targeted devices. .

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eSecurity Planet

FEBRUARY 22, 2022

Such vulnerabilities may remain unpatched or even unknown, but a few actors like government agencies are aware of them and know how to exploit them to spy on persons of interest, such as hackers, activists, company employees, or even government leaders and journalists. Spyware and Zero-Days: A Troubling Market.

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Security Boulevard

SEPTEMBER 1, 2023

Permalink The post BSides Cheltenham 2023 – Stephen – All Your Firmwares Are Belong To Us: A Guide To Successful Acquisition appeared first on Security Boulevard. Many thanks to BSides Cheltenham for publishing their presenter’s outstanding BSides Cheltenham 2023 security content on the organizations’ YouTube channel.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

DECEMBER 6, 2022

This analysis from Dirk Schrader, Vice President of Security Research, and Michael Paye, Vice President of Research and Development, is based on Netwrix’s global experience across a wide range of verticals, including technology, finance, manufacturing, government and healthcare. Understaffing will increase the role of channel partners.

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Security Boulevard

MARCH 18, 2021

Some best practices to secure IoT at the network level include map and monitor all connected devices, use network segmentation to prevent the spread of attacks, ensure your network architecture is secure, and disable any features or services that you aren’t using. It is believed that the US federal government isn’t far behind.

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Security Boulevard

JANUARY 11, 2024

For instance, threat actors can weaponize IoT botnets to execute DDoS attacks targeting essential services and government websites. Key considerations for the public sector IoT malware is capable of causing considerable harm to government operations, critical infrastructure, and essential public services. and East Asia.

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Security Boulevard

SEPTEMBER 20, 2024

government found most of the networks could be breached using ordinary, well-known attack methods. government plans to do just that across 100-plus federal agencies. Keep software and firmware patched and updated. Dive into six things that are top of mind for the week ending September 20. and abroad has been dismantled.

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SecureList

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

The rise of destructive attacks In December of last year, shortly after we released our predictions for 2023, Russian government agencies were reported to have been targeted by a data wiper called CryWiper. A review of last year’s predictions 1. They attribute the wiper, named SwiftSlicer, to Sandworm (aka Hades).

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SecureList

JULY 19, 2023

VT First Submission 2023-03-22 12:20:44 UTC UNC path 61.14.68.33rem (reminder time set to 2022-06-28 21:30) Sent by: 77.238.121.148 on 2023-03-21 11:13:14 UTC Target: Government entity – SK Reminder! on 2022-05-17 14:21:25 UTC Target: Energy transportation critical infrastructure – PO Information!

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eSecurity Planet

APRIL 30, 2024

Before performing a firewall configuration, consider factors such as security requirements, network architecture, and interoperability; avoid typical firewall setup errors; and follow the best practices below. Verify that the chosen firewall can meet your security standards and functions.

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Veracode Security

MAY 24, 2021

There is very little tooling available due to the complexity of the analysis and the types of architectures and systems that must be analyzed. Analyzing device firmware requires an approach that tests an entire system made up of hundreds of programs, including drivers, applications, and operating systems. Finite State???s

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eSecurity Planet

JULY 8, 2022

“With a cyberattack, it’s more than just data that needs protecting—at risk is really the entire physical infrastructure from applications and operating systems down to low-level firmware and BIOS. It provides a way to centrally protect and govern data across multiple software-as-a-service (SaaS) applications. Key Differentiators.

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Security Boulevard

JUNE 10, 2021

Beyond that, he drives the basis of our creations and holds 48 patents in complex firmware architecture with products deployed to hundreds of thousands of users. I expect to see central processing unit (CPU) vendors plugging gaps in their architectures that facilitate deep CPU cache-based attacks.

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eSecurity Planet

OCTOBER 24, 2022

Vulnerabilities can be found in various parts of a system, from low-level device firmware to the operating system, all the way through to software applications running on the device,” said Jeremy Linden, senior director of product management at Asimily. CrowdStrike Falcon Spotlight is a single lightweight agent architecture.

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eSecurity Planet

MAY 2, 2024

Infrastructure Protection Defense against DDoS and DNS attacks starts with effective network security architecture. > 54% of all data breaches come from ransomware attacks in manufacturing, healthcare, government, financial, retail, and technology industries. 30% data breaches and +23% ransomware for the first two months of 2024.

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eSecurity Planet

JULY 25, 2023

Firmware attacks: Attackers target vulnerabilities in the simplified software that runs computer hard drives, printers, medical devices, and other Internet of Things (IoT) or operational technology (OT) devices to gain unauthorized access, control the devices, or use them as a launching pad for other attacks.

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Centraleyes

JUNE 11, 2024

Regularly update hardware firmware and retire outdated devices to maintain a secure computing environment. Zero-trust architecture verifies and validates every user and device attempting to access resources, regardless of location or network context, and strongly emphasizes network segregation. A modern GRC framework does just that.

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eSecurity Planet

AUGUST 22, 2023

This article will explore the nature of MSSPs and how they can help businesses, nonprofits, governments, and other organizations have better security with less effort. and installed software (operating systems, applications, firmware, etc.). assets (endpoints, servers, IoT, routers, etc.),

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Notice Bored

JANUARY 9, 2021

If you don't believe me, just ask to see your organisation's inventory containing pertinent details of every single IT device - the manufacturers, models, serial numbers, software and firmware revisions, latest test status, remediation/replacement plans and so on. We had all that back in 99. Oh wait, you have one? Make my day. That's not all.

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Centraleyes

OCTOBER 7, 2024

Governance, Risk, and Compliance (GRC) Platforms : These platforms centralize risk assessment, compliance tracking, and continuous monitoring. The Intel vPro Platform includes Unified Extensible Firmware Interface (UEFI) Secure Boot and Trusted Platform Module (TPM).

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eSecurity Planet

DECEMBER 7, 2023

While cryptologists develop many different algorithms, this article will focus on the main encryption algorithms adopted for use in IT data encryption: DES 3DES Blowfish Twofish DHM RSA AES ECC Post-quantum DES: The Data Encryption Standard The need for a government-wide standard to encrypt sensitive information became evident as early as 1973.

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ForAllSecure

OCTOBER 5, 2021

In its sentencing memo, the US government said that Jha “revealed in the uproar caused by the first attack, which he launched to delay an upperclassman registration for an advanced computer science class, he really wanted to take the second attack to delay his calculus exam. Darki: So imagine malware is something like a Swiss knife.

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SecureWorld News

JANUARY 9, 2025

government than anything else," said Staynings. Also of concern is the firmware and ROM found on many components that go into the manufacture of systems, nearly of all which are manufactured today in mainland China. government (and many other national governments) have determined ransomware to be a form of terrorism.

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SecureList

APRIL 27, 2022

Subsequently, DDoS attacks hit several government websites. The following day, Microsoft reported that it had found destructive malware , dubbed WhisperGate, on the systems of government bodies and agencies that work closely with the Ukrainian government. Southeast Asia and Korean Peninsula. in June 2021.

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eSecurity Planet

MAY 11, 2023

government and others, we are still no closer to seeing zero trust architecture widely adopted. I am very surprised that the cyber insurance industry has not required zero trust architecture already, but perhaps the $1.4 They control the firmware, the signing, and the supply chain. The document can be found here.

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ForAllSecure

FEBRUARY 22, 2023

WIENS: Yeah, so So Vector 35 grew out of a number of folks that were playing CTFs that were doing vulnerability research doing reverse engineering for government contracting purposes and then thought like, you know what, it'd be nice to see sunshine, have a window at her office, get outside, do more Hilton commercial. It is really exciting.

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Malwarebytes

JULY 13, 2022

Governments, nonprofits, and schools—some forced to close their doors—didn’t escape unscathed. Services—a catch-all term encompassing service-providing sectors such as transportation, travel, finance, health, education, information, government, and a myriad of other industries—was targeted the most by cybercriminals.

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Pen Test Partners

OCTOBER 9, 2023

There is no concrete method to follow as it will rely on contents of the decomposed design from Step 2, but typical examples might include the following: Intellectual property in the device firmware. Deploy malicious firmware. link] [link] Have a software/firmware update mechanism. Cryptographic keys on the device or pod.

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McAfee

AUGUST 24, 2021

Lastly, the pump runs its own custom Real Time Operating System (RTOS) and firmware on a M32C microcontroller. An architecture diagram below helps demonstrates the system layout and design when a pump is present in the docking station. Figure 2: System Architecture. SpaceCom Functions and Software Components.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

JULY 15, 2021

Digital identification would fulfill a critical element of attaining a zero trust architecture, especially important for industrial technology edge devices. Secure firmware flashing is also a way to enhance assurance of device security, allowing for audit capabilities and controls around these devices.

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SecureWorld News

JANUARY 15, 2025

Government and European Union have passed or drafted regulations that will require companies to secure the software they sell or use. Collaboration with vendors is essential to obtain detailed SBOMs for third-party software and firmware, ensuring timely updates and patches." Over the past few years, the U.S.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

NOVEMBER 7, 2017

This year, the framework became official federal policy for government agencies. They are often delivered with default admin credentials that do not have to be changed, offer limited or no authentication support and may not have the means to update firmware – a critical need if a vulnerability is discovered that needs to be patched.

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