Security Affairs

AUGUST 7, 2021

Threat actors are actively exploiting a critical authentication bypass issue (CVE-2021-20090 ) affecting home routers with Arcadyan firmware. Threat actors actively exploit a critical authentication bypass vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2021-20090 , impacting home routers with Arcadyan firmware to deploy a Mirai bot.

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The Last Watchdog

MARCH 28, 2019

Related: IoT botnets now available for economical DDoS blasts. This attacker easily located IoT devices that used the manufacturers’ default security setting. He set loose a self-replicating internet worm to gain control of 600,000 household IoT devices. In fact, it can be argued that the opposite is happening. Barest tip.

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Security Boulevard

MAY 30, 2022

Why Healthcare IoT Requires Strong Machine Identity Management. The healthcare industry has been leveraging IoT devices for years, steadily increasing its use in facilities and patient care. By 2027, the IoT in Healthcare market is expected to reach $290 billion , up from just $60 billion in 2019. brooke.crothers.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

MARCH 14, 2021

So, with all the uncertainty, why bother with an annual IoT prediction survey ? The IoT is still booming! Despite the challenges of 2020, the IoT industry is thriving. In fact, IoT Analytics, a leading provider of market insights for the Internet of Things (IoT), M2M, and Industry 4.0, billion by 2025, up from $72.5

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Security Boulevard

JUNE 28, 2022

IoT and Machine Identity Management in Financial Services. How is IoT changing the financial sector? IoT has already positively impacted the financial sector and will only continue to in the future. The most notable and well-documented example of investment in the IoT infrastructure has been by retail banks.

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eSecurity Planet

MARCH 3, 2023

WPA2 is a security protocol that secures wireless networks using the advanced encryption standard (AES). WEP and WPA are both under 4%, while WPA2 commands a 73% share of known wireless encryption connections. This makes it more difficult for attackers to intercept and decrypt wireless traffic.

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Dark Reading

JUNE 25, 2018

The Wi-Fi Alliance officially launches its latest protocol, which offers new capabilities for personal, enterprise, and IoT wireless networks.

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eSecurity Planet

AUGUST 10, 2021

In a recent blog post , the researchers said the bad actors are looking to leverage a path traversal vulnerability that could affect millions of home routers and other Internet of Things (IoT) devices that use the same code base and are manufactured by at least 17 vendors. The responsibility here must lie with the end users.”

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eSecurity Planet

MARCH 28, 2023

Aruba , a Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) company, provides mobility and IoT solutions for organizations of all sizes. A pioneer in wireless networking, Aruba now offers infrastructure services as software from the public or private cloud to enable secure connectivity for a wide range of devices including mobile and IoT.

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 6, 2021

Critical flaws in the Realtek RTL8195A Wi-Fi module could have been exploited to gain root access and take over devices’ wireless communications. The Realtek RTL8195AM is a highly integrated single-chip with a low-power-consumption mechanism ideal for IoT (Internet of Things) applications in multiple industries.

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eSecurity Planet

SEPTEMBER 1, 2021

Service providers and 5G-enabled device manufacturers both have critical roles to play in the success and sustainability of this wireless network rollout. Exposing the Internet of Things (IoT) Universe. IoT products are notoriously vulnerable appliances because the build prioritizes ease of use and connectivity.

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Krebs on Security

JUNE 18, 2018

Young said the attack works by asking the Google device for a list of nearby wireless networks and then sending that list to Google’s geolocation lookup services. “This means that all requests must be authenticated and all unauthenticated responses should be as generic as possible. .

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

AUGUST 21, 2023

is a Thales Technology Partner with established PKI and IoT expertise providing both advisory and implementation services. Each device relies on wireless data transmission to relay collected data back to the patient’s phone or other monitoring tool. Unfortunately, wireless data is notoriously vulnerable to hacks and exploits.

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eSecurity Planet

MARCH 30, 2023

FortiNAC functions well as a basic NAC for wired and wireless connections with employee and guest users on traditional workstations, laptops, servers, and mobile devices. FortiNAC also delivers network segmentation and automated responses specifically for IoT security.

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 24, 2021

On August 15, firmware security company IoT Inspector published details about the flaws. “On August 16th, three days ago, multiple vulnerabilities in a software SDK distributed as part of Realtek chipsets were disclosed by IoT Inspector Research Lab [1]. ” reported IoT Inspector. ” reported IoT Inspector.

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eSecurity Planet

APRIL 5, 2023

As a leader in wireless and wired large area network (LAN) infrastructure, Extreme Networks deeply understands the operational requirements for networks and the IT teams managing them. Users, guests and internet-of-things (IoT) devices can be located, on-boarded, authenticated, and evaluated for compliance.

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Security Boulevard

FEBRUARY 28, 2022

The following are six advantages of IoT in the manufacturing industry. Integrating IoTs into monitoring both equipment settings and the outcomes of each production step helps manufacturers detect quality problems at the source. . Transitioning to a smart factory requires paying close attention to industrial IoT security.

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Hacker's King

AUGUST 13, 2024

NetHunter comes packed with tools to carry out wireless attacks, use USB-based gadgets, and run all your favorite. You can use it to check the safety of mobile devices wireless networks, or IoT systems. It covers network analysis wireless hacking, vulnerability assessment, and other areas. Wireless 802.11

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The Security Ledger

MARCH 13, 2019

Forget about Congress's latest attempt to regulate IoT security. The post Spotlight: CTIA’s IoT Cybersecurity Certification is a Big Deal. Forget about Congress’s latest attempt to regulate IoT security. to reign in insecure IoT endpoints. Setting a Bar on IoT Cyber Security. Here’s why.

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SecureWorld News

FEBRUARY 9, 2024

Zero Trust and SDP complement Identity to secure the extended enterprise ecosystem given the rash of supply chain attacks and exponential growth of IoT devices, many of which lack adequate security. Unify: Control access by users and devices across both secure wireless and wired access. Establish an IoT identity lifecycle.

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eSecurity Planet

JUNE 28, 2023

As enterprise IT environments have expanded to include mobile and IoT devices and cloud and edge technology, new types of tests have emerged to address new risks, but the same general principles and techniques apply. Additionally, tests can be internal or external and with or without authentication.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

NOVEMBER 11, 2021

Deployed with more than 30 exploits, it has the potential of targeting millions of routers and IoT devices. D-Link DIR-645 Wired/Wireless Router Rev. Ensure minimal exposure to the Internet on Linux servers and IoT devices and use a properly configured firewall. Affected devices. CVE-2020-8515. CVE-2015-2051. CVE-2016-1555.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

NOVEMBER 23, 2021

IoT vulnerabilities. The IoT relies on data-sharing. This makes them susceptible to attack, and as ZDNet outlines, there have been countless new vulnerability exploiting tools constructed just to attack the IoT. Use higher level security protocols, like WAP2, on wireless networks. The purpose of this is multi-faceted.

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eSecurity Planet

AUGUST 27, 2021

Employing a zero trust model instead, Jain said, ensures that endpoints only get network access post-authentication – and recognizes that most traffic will likely be to the Internet or a private data center, limiting lateral movement within the network via default deny policies (with exceptions for printers, conferencing, etc.).

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Malwarebytes

DECEMBER 16, 2021

CVE-2021-42310 Microsoft Defender for IoT Remote Code Execution vulnerability. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. CVE-2021-43899 Microsoft 4K Wireless Display Adapter Remote Code Execution vulnerability. Let’s have a look at the most interesting ones that were patched in this Patch Tuesday update.

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Security Affairs

MAY 6, 2019

Sierra Wireless is warning its customers that additional AiraLink router models are affected by critical vulnerabilities previously disclosed. At the end of April, experts at Cisco Talos group disclosed a dozen of vulnerabilities in Sierra Wireless AirLink gateways and routers, including several serious flaws.

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Malwarebytes

AUGUST 25, 2023

New research highlights another potential danger from IoT devices, with a popular make of smart light bulbs placing your Wi-Fi network password at risk. Researchers from the University of London and Universita di Catania produced a paper explaining the dangers of common IoT products. One vulnerability, with a CVSS score of 7.6

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Security Affairs

APRIL 17, 2020

The issue affects the following Cisco products if they have web access enabled and are running a firmware release earlier than the first fixed release for that device: IP Phone 7811, 7821, 7841, and 7861 Desktop Phones IP Phone 8811, 8841, 8845, 8851, 8861, and 8865 Desktop Phones Unified IP Conference Phone 8831 Wireless IP Phone 8821 and 8821-EX.

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 26, 2020

The vulnerability could have a severe impact on the IT sector, the flawed chips are used in over a billion devices, including routers, smartphones, tablets, laptops, and IoT gadgets. “In a successful attack, this vulnerability allows an adversary to decrypt some wireless network packets transmitted by a vulnerable device.”

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eSecurity Planet

APRIL 17, 2023

The latest version of MetaAccess solution extends network access control to cover software-as-a-service (SaaS), cloud resources, and a wide variety of “headless devices” such as internet of things (IoT), operations technology (OT), industrial control systems (ICS), medical devices, and industrial IoT (IIoT).

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

AUGUST 3, 2021

Increasing the use of advanced IoT devices. The deployment of new devices—especially those categorized as IoT that use wireless networks and sensors to collect and exchange information—is a double-edged sword. Today, there is a need to protect the authenticity of individual vaccination records. Adopt a zero-trust policy.

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eSecurity Planet

MARCH 14, 2021

Adding to the complexity are bring your own device (BYOD) policies, the prevalence of smartphones and tablets, and the rise of the Internet of Things (IoT). It makes it easy to apply granular policies to BYOD and IoT devices from a centralized, intuitive dashboard. Get an in-depth look at Extreme Networks ExtremeControl.

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Malwarebytes

JUNE 19, 2023

There’s plenty of cheap Internet of Things (IoT) baby monitors out there with default passwords baked in, insecurely stored data, and an alarming amount of compromise stories in the news. FHSS is one alternative to smart home networks and IoT devices. Did you know there’s a non Wi-Fi kind?

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BH Consulting

JUNE 17, 2024

IT includes routers, wireless access points, servers, computers and printers. Network devices overtook endpoints as the riskiest in 2024; wireless access points had 34 per cent of all risks, followed by routers with 20 per cent. MORE Cisco Talos: brute-force attacks on VPNs and authentication are rising.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

AUGUST 3, 2021

Increasing the use of advanced IoT devices. The deployment of new devices—especially those categorized as IoT that use wireless networks and sensors to collect and exchange information—is a double-edged sword. Today, there is a need to protect the authenticity of individual vaccination records. Adopt a zero-trust policy.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

APRIL 11, 2023

The organization leverages on the Microsoft Kerberos Authentication framework to promote single sign-on (SSO) handshake and minimize single point of failure. The Kerberos System has helped a great deal in reducing administrative bottlenecks and promoting multi factor authentication (MFA) following the Challenge Handshake strings in Kerberos.

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The Security Ledger

OCTOBER 8, 2020

Related Stories PKI Points the Way for Identity and Authentication in IoT China Attacks Surge as Cyber Criminals Capitalize on COVID-19 Report: China Rides Cyber Attacks to Superpower Status. The post Opinion: Staying Secure Through 5G Migration appeared first on The Security Ledger.

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