Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

MARCH 10, 2021

There is also less hardware and compute power to work in your typical IoT device when compared to traditional devices, so embedding security becomes a matter of choice, rather than necessity. The same rings true for encryption and authentication. weak cryptography, software bugs, malware, etc.). Edge Devices.

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eSecurity Planet

NOVEMBER 1, 2021

The result has been devices with trivial vulnerabilities or flaws that have been solved for a decade or longer in traditional computing. New vulnerabilities are created every day by cybercriminals, leading to many IoT devices being installed with out-of-date firmware and other exploitable vulnerabilities.”.

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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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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

SEPTEMBER 12, 2018

Weak authentication. With IoT PKI, Secure IoT can be accomplished by enabling strong authentication and encryption of communication to ensure the integrity of transactions and data. When requesting the operator certificate from the operator’s CA, the device in the field can authenticate with the help of the factory certificate.

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McAfee

AUGUST 24, 2021

CVE-2021-33885 – Insufficient Verification of Data Authenticity (CVSS 9.7). CVE-2021-33882 – Missing Authentication for Critical Function (CVSS 8.2). In industries such as consumer electronics, this would be considered obsolete and therefore less relevant to research. Braun on January 11, 2021.

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Computers and Electronics Authentication Software Risk 145

SecureList

NOVEMBER 18, 2022

In July, we reported a rootkit that we found in modified Unified Extensible Firmware Interface (UEFI) firmware, the code that loads and initiates the boot process when the computer is turned on. The attackers also use another tool, called 3Proxy, to maintain remote access to the compromised computer.

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Spinone

MARCH 17, 2018

The Internet of Things (IoT) is a term used to describe the network of interconnected electronic devices with “smart” technology. As computer software becomes increasingly software and resistant to malicious attacks, hackers are turning to the new generation of smart devices as an easier option, often with great success.

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Malwarebytes

JULY 13, 2022

A ransomware attack in New Jersey’s Somerset County disrupted services and forced employees to shut down computers and create temporary Gmail accounts to ensure the public could still email key departments. Install updates/patches to operating systems, software and firmware as soon as they are released. New ransomware trends.

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Krebs on Security

OCTOBER 5, 2018

-based tech firm to secretly embed tiny computer chips into electronic devices purchased and used by almost 30 different companies. It also dominates the $1 billion market for boards used in special-purpose computers, from MRI machines to weapons systems. In a nutshell, the Bloomberg story claims that San Jose, Calif.

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