Cisco Security

FEBRUARY 6, 2023

The use of unmanaged and IoT devices in enterprises is growing exponentially, and will account for 55.7 A critical concern is deploying IoT devices without requisite security controls. Furthermore, 83% of IoT-based transactions happen over plaintext channels and not SSL, making them especially risky.

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 13, 2020

The number of sensors and smart devices connected to the internet is exponentially rising, which are the 5 Major Vulnerabilities for IoT devices. If you take a look at the global market for IoT, you can easily spot the trend. IoT devices are exposed to cybersecurity vulnerabilities. Improper encryption. Vicious insider.

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SecureWorld News

JANUARY 16, 2025

Digital transformation: The integration of IoT, SCADA systems, and advanced analytics has increased operational efficiency but also expanded the attack surface. Leverage data analysis: Data analytics and IoT technologies are revolutionizing the oil and gas sector, enabling better monitoring and threat detection.

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eSecurity Planet

NOVEMBER 19, 2021

IoT security is where endpoint detection and response ( EDR ) and enterprise mobility management ( EMM ) meet the challenges of a rapidly expanding edge computing infrastructure. As the enterprise attack surface grows, IoT is yet another attack vector organizations aren’t fully prepared to defend.

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SecureList

SEPTEMBER 21, 2023

IoT devices (routers, cameras, NAS boxes, and smart home components) multiply every year. The first-ever large-scale malware attacks on IoT devices were recorded back in 2008, and their number has only been growing ever since. Telnet, the overwhelmingly popular unencrypted IoT text protocol, is the main target of brute-forcing.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

NOVEMBER 6, 2019

As most of us know, IoT devices are on the rise in enterprise networks. According to McKinsey & Company , the proportion of organizations that use IoT products has grown from 13 percent in 2014 to 25 percent today. The issue is that these tens of billions of new devices will likely amplify the inherent security risks of IoT.

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The Last Watchdog

MARCH 4, 2020

However, to fully capture the benefits of an IoT-centric economy, a cauldron of privacy and security concerns must first be quelled. Related : The promise and pitfalls of IoT At the technology level, two fundamental things must get accomplished. More IoT standards are sure to come, but regulation will raise the bar only so high.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

JANUARY 31, 2022

The Internet of Things (IoT) has been exploding in the last decade, with more and more connected objects or devices. IoT also enables home security systems to offer a variety of new features, such as secure biometrics and face detection at your door. . IoT enables secure, remote updates, for devices installed for a long time.?

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 26, 2024

The experts pointed out that this Mirai variant has been modified to use improved encryption algorithms. Hardware manufacturers do not always issue patches for retired devices, and the manufacturer itself may sometimes be defunct. TheMiraivariant incorporates ChaCha20 and XOR decryption algorithms. ” concludes the report.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

FEBRUARY 16, 2021

Critical Success Factors to Widespread Deployment of IoT. Digital technology and connected IoT devices have proliferated across industries and into our daily lives. Finally, IoT devices are being used extensively in smart vehicles and home appliances to provide enhanced user experiences. Threat vectors on IoT.

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Hacker's King

DECEMBER 24, 2024

Quantum Computing Threats While quantum computing offers immense potential, it also poses a serious risk to traditional encryption methods. Hackers with access to quantum technology could potentially break existing cryptographic protocols, necessitating the development of quantum-resistant encryption.

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SecureWorld News

SEPTEMBER 15, 2021

Now George Jetson’s reality is nearly our own, and Rosie the Robot is somewhat interchangeable with any number of IoT devices like Siri, Roomba, or Alexa. Today, organizations are also embracing a record number of Internet of Things (IoT) devices to accomplish objectives. Securing your IoT environment.

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The Last Watchdog

NOVEMBER 14, 2022

It could be the key that securely interconnects IoT systems at a much deeper level, which, in turn, would pave the way to much higher tiers of digital innovation. I had the chance to sit down, once more , with Mike Nelson, DigiCert’s vice president of IoT security, to discuss the wider significance of this milestone standard.

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The Last Watchdog

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

Related: How decentralized IoT boosts decarbonization Yet, more so than ever, infusing trustworthiness into modern-day digital services has become mission critical for most businesses. If you factor in where we are in the world today with things like IoT, quantum computing and generative AI, we could be heading for a huge trust crisis.”

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Security Boulevard

MARCH 21, 2025

And get the latest on open source software security; cyber scams; and IoT security. The bill would require IoT manufacturers and internet service providers (ISPs) to provide clear and timely information about their connected devices support lifecycles. In addition, find out how AI is radically transforming cyber crime.

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 26, 2020

A high-severity hardware vulnerability, dubbed Kr00k , in Wi-Fi chips manufactured by Broadcom and Cypress expose over a billion devices to hack. Cybersecurity researchers from ESET have discovered a new high-severity hardware vulnerability, dubbed Kr00k , that affects Wi-Fi chips manufactured by Broadcom and Cypress.

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Security Boulevard

MAY 27, 2022

Security in IoT devices has lagged behind their production. Manufacturers need a scalable solution to address concerns like authentication, data encryption, and the integrity of firmware on connected devices. The post Securing the IoT at Scale: How PKI Can Help appeared first on Keyfactor.

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The Last Watchdog

MARCH 13, 2019

The drivers of IoT-centric commerce appear to be unstoppable. Count on the wide deployment of IoT systems to continue at an accelerated rate. There are already more IoT devices than human beings on the planet, according to tech industry research firm Gartner. This time the stakes are too high. Security-by-design lacking.

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 30, 2019

After 2 years of waiting, MalwareMustDie returns with an excellent page of malware analysis of a new IoT malware: Linux/AirDropBot. The beginning of the story: another IoT malware in the wild? Coming to the core topic: IoT botnet threat and their ecosystem.

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Security Affairs

MARCH 12, 2025

The malware kills previous instances, deletes itself to evade detection, reads system configuration files, and establishes an encrypted C2 channel on port 82. It processes encrypted data over a RAW socket, limiting further analysis. The shell module enables backdoor access for data exfiltration and persistence.

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Centraleyes

DECEMBER 16, 2024

Expect to see more investments in privacy-enhancing technologies (PETs) such as encryption, anonymization, and data masking. Quantum Computings Impact on Cybersecurity Quantum computing, although still in its early stages, poses a future threat to current encryption standards.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

MAY 31, 2021

Use cases of secure IoT deployment. In our previous blog post , we discussed the challenges for securing IoT deployments, and how businesses and consumers benefit from authenticating and validating IoT software and firmware updates. Tue, 06/01/2021 - 06:55. Use case 1: Fortune 500 Healthcare Company.

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SecureList

JULY 6, 2022

Among the various offensive security techniques, vulnerability assessment takes priority when it comes to analyzing the security of IoT/IIoT devices. The vulnerability assessment of IoT/IIoT devices is based on analyzing their firmware. It can also emulate the MBR loading process.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

MARCH 10, 2021

What’s driving the security of IoT? There are so many reasons why manufacturers connect their products to the Internet, whether it’s industrial machines, medical devices, consumer goods or even cars. It’s also enabling manufacturers to respond faster to security vulnerabilities, market demand, and even natural disasters.

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SiteLock

AUGUST 27, 2021

Simply defined, the internet of things (IoT) is a network of Internet-connected objects able to collect and exchange data. In today’s digital-driven world, IoT connects almost everything including homes, offices, and vehicles, allowing users the convenience of activating and operating nearly any device remotely. Think again.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

DECEMBER 5, 2017

I also tapped some of my expert colleagues John Grimm, Sol Cates, Jose Diaz and Jon Geater to share their thoughts on a few areas including IoT, established and emerging technologies, and payments. Another headache comes from IoT Industrial use cases will grow and connections to consumer devices will prove to be the weak link in security.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

OCTOBER 19, 2022

Manufacturing needs to adopt a Zero Trust approach to mitigate increased cyber threats. Long gone is the time when manufacturing systems and operations were siloed from the Internet and, therefore, were not a cybersecurity target. Thu, 10/20/2022 - 06:20. Survey’s key findings.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

SEPTEMBER 12, 2018

The Internet of Things (IoT) is rapidly growing and expected to affect all industry verticals as well as our private lives. In this blog, we reached out to our technology partner Nexus to better understand the challenges that the industry faces to ensure safe deployment and management of IoT technologies. Weak authentication.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

NOVEMBER 14, 2018

According to statistica the number of Internet of Things (IoT) devices connected will rise to 23 billion this year. From industrial machinery and intelligent transportation to health monitoring and emergency notification systems, a broad range of IoT devices are already being deployed by enterprises.

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 8, 2020

Wi-Fi chips manufactured by Qualcomm and MediaTek are impacted by vulnerabilities similar to the Kr00k issue disclosed early this year. Earlier this year, experts from ESET disclosed the Kr00k , a new high-severity hardware vulnerability, that affects Wi-Fi chips manufactured by Broadcom and Cypress. ” continues the research.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

AUGUST 21, 2023

Accelerating Data Security and Manufacturing Production for Medical Sensors by 20x with nTropy.io is a Thales Technology Partner with established PKI and IoT expertise providing both advisory and implementation services. First, it encrypts sensitive data transmission between medical devices and any host system.

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Digital Shadows

FEBRUARY 10, 2025

Key Findings During the reporting period (August 1, 2024January 31, 2025), the manufacturing sector faced a turbulent threat landscape: Attackers ramped up their abuse of remote external services software, used impersonating domains for targeted spearphishing attacks, and continued to target the sector with ransomware.

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SecureWorld News

JUNE 25, 2020

Privacy and security advocates may be forced to battle it out on the Senate floor to stop a newly introduced bill that will help law enforcement get past encryption. New backdoor bill in Congress hits encryption debate head on. The question: should encrypted communication be out of law enforcement's reach?

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The Last Watchdog

DECEMBER 11, 2022

For instance, very visibly over the past decade, Internet of Things ( IoT ) computing devices and sensors have become embedded everywhere. I recently visited with Thomas Rosteck, Division President of Connected Secure Systems (CSS) at Infineon Technologies , a global semiconductor manufacturer based in Neubiberg, Germany.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

JANUARY 11, 2022

Digital transformation realized through new 5G-enabled IoT, Operational Technologies (OT) and IT use cases are no exception. Some on-premises use cases for this include video AI, synchronous media collaboration and industrial manufacturing. Or, an IoT device becomes subject to a supply chain attack.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

MARCH 24, 2021

Canada-based Internet of Things (IoT) maker Sierra Wireless has been hit by ransomware attack bringing certain production operations of the company to a halt. The post IoT device maker Sierra Wireless hit by Ransomware attack appeared first on Cybersecurity Insiders.

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Hacker's King

DECEMBER 28, 2024

When it comes to accessing IoT Devices (Internet of Things) , the most famous search engine for cybersecurity experts and penetration testers is Shodan. I tried to understand how this program works, but the owner has implemented special encryption, which means you cannot read the actual code.

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