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SHARING INTEL: Why full ‘digital transformation’ requires locking down ‘machine identities’

The Last Watchdog

Machine identities are divvied out as digital certificates issued by Certificate Authorities (CAs) — vendors that diligently verify the authenticity of websites. These certificates leverage something called the public key infrastructure ( PKI ), a framework for encrypting data and authenticating the machines talking to each other.

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8 Best Cyber Risk Mitigation Tools You Should Know

Centraleyes

Cyber risk mitigation is an ongoing process that aims to reduce the impact of cyber threats on your organization. A well-crafted cyber risk mitigation plan includes: Risk Identification: Discovering vulnerabilities and potential threats to your systems.

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Reducing your attack surface is more effective than playing patch-a-mole

Malwarebytes

Zyxel warned its NAS (Network Attached Storage) devices users to update their firmware to fix a critical severity command injection vulnerability. When it comes to reducing cyber risk and ensuring resilience, we all have a role to play.”

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Why Healthcare IoT Requires Strong Machine Identity Management

Security Boulevard

They serve to identify and authenticate the various connected devices to the organization’s network. Using unique machine identities for every connected device, healthcare entities can validate the authenticity of the device and ensure the integrity of its communications with other medical devices. Related Posts.

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Cybersecurity Snapshot: Critical Infrastructure Orgs Found Vulnerable to Basic Hacks, While New MITRE Tool Uses ML to Predict Attack Chains

Security Boulevard

The goal: To standardize the cybersecurity operations of civilian agencies in the executive branch, known by the acronym FCEB, to ensure they can all properly manage cyber risk in today’s complex and fast-evolving threat landscape. Segment networks and use the least-privilege principle to limit the risk from compromised IoT devices.

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Cyber Threats to the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022

Digital Shadows

In this paper, we highlighted three main things that enable attackers to conduct said attacks: the ever-expanding digital footprint, human and technological limitations when it comes to secure authentication, and (once again) weak and exposed passwords.

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The Hacker Mind Podcast: The Right To Repair

ForAllSecure

” So should analyzing a device’s firmware for security flaws be considered illegal? In a moment I’ll talk with someone who is leading the Right to Repair movement in the United States and discuss how current laws impact those who hack digital devices. As Stuart Brand said back in 1984 “information wants to be free.”

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