eSecurity Planet

DECEMBER 7, 2023

Encryption uses mathematical algorithms to transform and encode data so that only authorized parties can access it. What Encryption Is and How It Relates to Cryptology The science of cryptography studies codes, how to create them, and how to solve them. How Does Encryption Process Data? How Does Encryption Process Data?

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The Last Watchdog

NOVEMBER 18, 2019

Encrypted flash drives, essentially secure storage on a stick, are a proven technology that has been readily available for at least 15 years. And yet today there is a resurgence in demand for encrypted flash drives. And yet today there is a resurgence in demand for encrypted flash drives.

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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. Sierra Wireless claims the incident has disrupted internal systems along with the website as it is still under maintenance.

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BH Consulting

FEBRUARY 23, 2023

But what happens if you think your mobile has been breached? In this blog, we’ll look at how you can minimise the impact of your personal mobile being compromised. Check and protect what you value most Identify the important apps or files on your mobile phone. (Do Change the default PIN code to connect to mobile phone Bluetooth.

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Krebs on Security

NOVEMBER 11, 2019

Orvis wireless networks (public and private). Employee wireless phone services. Encryption certificates. Mobile payment services. -Call recording services. DNS controls. Oracle database servers. Microsoft 365 services. Microsoft Active Directory accounts and passwords. Battery backup systems. Security cameras.

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 8, 2020

The Kr00k vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2019-15126, could be exploited by nearby remote attackers to intercept and decrypt some wireless network packets transmitted over-the-air by a vulnerable device. Experts found a similar issue affecting MediaTek Wi-Fi chips that don’t use encryption at all.

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SecureWorld News

APRIL 14, 2022

It's a mad scramble to figure out what information was stolen or encrypted, who could be behind the attack, how to notify customers their private information could be impacted—the list goes on and on. In this case, T-Mobile had to make a decision on how to act after hackers stole data of roughly 30 million customers.

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Malwarebytes

JULY 1, 2024

When the alleged perpetrator landed at Perth airport, his bags were searched and authorities found a portable wireless access device, a laptop, and a mobile phone in his hand luggage. Access points and wireless router networks broadcast their SSIDs to identify themselves, but the identifiers are not unique.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

NOVEMBER 24, 2021

Encryption of audio and video- Most apps like ZOOM that are used to hold video conferences offer audio and video conferences with end-to-end encryption video conferencing. As this feature helps in keeping hackers at bay who are interested in eavesdropping conversations or hijacking camera application from a laptop or a mobile phone.

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 2, 2022

and that Wi-Fi or Radio Frequency (RF) signals used by drone platforms are properly encrypted against eavesdropping or manipulation. Dronesploit is dependent on Aircrack-ng being installed and fully functional in addition to having an appropriate wireless network adapter capable of sniffing wireless networks and performing packet injection.

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eSecurity Planet

MARCH 3, 2023

Most of us connect our mobile devices to a Wi-Fi router for internet access, but this connection can leave our network and data vulnerable to cyber threats. To protect against those threats, a Wi-Fi Protected Access (WPA) encryption protocol is recommended. Although WPA3 has been around for five years, its uptake remains less than 1%.

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 13, 2021

A group of researchers from the University of Darmstadt, University of Brescia, CNIT, and the Secure Mobile Networking Lab, have discovered security vulnerabilities in WiFi chips that can be exploited to extract passwords and manipulate traffic on a WiFi chip by targeting a device’s Bluetooth component. ” concludes the paper.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

NOVEMBER 1, 2021

Small businesses have far less sophisticated and encrypted communications, making it possible to easily compromise their systems. . Protect your wireless system with full backups. Make sure your wireless network is protected, concealed, and safe. . Develop a mobile device protection strategy.

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IT Security Guru

DECEMBER 1, 2020

Whether at home or out and about, Wi-Fi has become something we have come to rely on for work and pleasure, while mobile operators increasingly use ‘hand-over’ to W-Fi networks as a way of meeting demand for capacity. Joining a wireless network puts users at risk of losing private data and documents. Wi-Fi Password Cracking.

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Malwarebytes

MAY 13, 2021

Many people assume that WiFi is short for “wireless fidelity” because the term “hi-fi” stands for “high fidelity.” ” Some members of the WiFi Alliance, the wireless industry organization that promotes wireless technologies and owns the trademark, may even have encouraged this misconception.

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Threatpost

OCTOBER 15, 2019

Researchers create digital dossiers of mobile users scraped from Tor network traffic.

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Security Affairs

JULY 2, 2024

An Evil Twin Wi-Fi attack is a type of cyberattack where a threat actor sets up a rogue wireless access point that mimics a legitimate one. The investigators found a portable wireless access device, a laptop, and a mobile phone in the man’s luggage at Perth Airport.

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Security Affairs

MAY 16, 2022

” A team of researchers from the Secure Mobile Networking Lab ( SEEMOO ) at the Technical University of Darmstadt demonstrated a technique to tamper with the firmware and load malware onto a chip while an iPhone is “OFF.” “LPM [Low Power Mode] support is implemented in hardware. This poses a new threat model.

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NopSec

SEPTEMBER 10, 2013

Cyber forensic investigators report that some of the most complicated and audacious hacks started in two simple ways: either with the compromise of an Internet-exposed web application or through the compromise of a misconfigured wireless network. Rogue access point detection, via wireless and wired network probing.

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Malwarebytes

OCTOBER 6, 2022

Operating systems contain and manage all the programs and applications that a computer or mobile device is able to run. The Android OS was developed by Google for mobile devices like smartphones, tablets, smart watches, and more, and it's installed on more than 70 percent of the world's mobile phones.

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Security Affairs

MAY 24, 2021

Researchers at the french intelligence agency ANSSI discovered multiple flaws in the Bluetooth Core and Mesh Profile specifications that could be used to impersonate legitimate devices during the pairing process and conduct man-in-the-middle (MitM) attacks while within wireless range of vulnerable devices. CVE-2020-26558. CVE-2020-26558.

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Google Security

MARCH 11, 2021

Posted by Eugene Liderman, Android Security and Privacy Team Evaluating the security of mobile devices is difficult, and a trusted way to validate a company’s claims is through independent, industry certifications. Common Criteria is the driving force for establishing widespread mutual recognition of secure IT products across 31 countries.

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Security Affairs

JUNE 22, 2020

Morgan, Charles Schwab, T-Mobile, USAA, Verizon Wireless, Wells Fargo and others. ” reads the analysis published by Juniper, “Previous versions of IcedID injected into svchost.exe and downloaded encrypted modules and config as “.dat” Most of its strings are also encrypted, which makes analysis even harder.”

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

FEBRUARY 19, 2023

This is driving a strong demand for private mobile networks. These private mobile networks are gaining significant traction in manufacturing, energy, government, logistics, and warehousing verticals. As 5G technology becomes more available, these private mobile networks are transitioning from private LTE to private 5G networks.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

MARCH 13, 2022

This includes all approved wireless networks. Firewalls should be implemented between any wireless networks and the organization’s internal network. Set cryptography controls and encryption. All sensitive, non-public, and confidential data should be encrypted while in transit and at rest.

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Google Security

OCTOBER 28, 2020

Mobile Driving License ISO Standard The ISO 18013-5 “Mobile driving licence (mDL) application” standard has been written by a diverse group of people representing driving license issuers (e.g. Instead of handing over your plastic card, you open the mDL application on your phone and press a button to share your mDL.

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Hacker Combat

MAY 4, 2022

Disconnect the infected device from wired and wireless connections such as mobile phones, flash drives, the internet and cloud storage accounts. When a system is infected, files are encrypted; hence access is blocked. Use the System Restore feature to retrieve backups that had not been encrypted or locked.

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

Public Wi-Fi users are prime targets for MITM attacks because the information they send is often not encrypted, meaning it’s easy for hackers to access your data. Look for the “https” in the website’s URL—it means there’s some level of encryption.

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Google Security

AUGUST 8, 2023

Posted by Roger Piqueras Jover, Yomna Nasser, and Sudhi Herle Android is the first mobile operating system to introduce advanced cellular security mitigations for both consumers and enterprises. Android does not rely on link-layer encryption to address this threat model. However, all existing mobile devices still have support for 2G.

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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. If web applications are mobile, they also need to be tested in their environments. Complete Guide & Steps.

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eSecurity Planet

JANUARY 26, 2022

When comparing WireGuard vs, OpenVPN, you should consider: Security Speed Mobile usability Resource usage Privacy Customer support Pricing Implementation. OpenVPN supports more encryption types than WireGuard, which only offers ChaCha20 and Poly1035. Mobile Usability. So, what’s the difference? Back to top. Back to top.

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 25, 2023

The Google Geolocation API is a legitimate service that triangulates a system’s location using collected Wi-Fi access points and mobile network data and returns coordinates. This data identifies the encryption methods used by the access points.” ” reads the report published by Secureworks.

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SecureWorld News

JULY 12, 2024

The compromised data included files containing AT&T records of calls and texts from cellular customers, wireless network customers, and landline customers between May 2022 and October 2022, and records from January 2, 2023, for a small number of customers.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

JULY 6, 2021

In our previous blog on this topic, we looked into how a virtual network infrastructure, combined with the use of an unprecedented volume of data, and the introduction of the IoT on 5G networks, all posed a significant challenge to mobile operators in their desire to create secure 5G. Meeting Rising Customer Onboarding Expectations.

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Duo's Security Blog

MAY 23, 2024

It is commonly used for network access into VPNs, wireless access points, and other devices (more on this later). It’s commonly used with wireless networks and Point-to-Point connections, but it’s also used for a specific VPN integration with Duo. Does the Duo Authentication Proxy support EAP or PEAP?

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Malwarebytes

FEBRUARY 16, 2021

April’s global shutdown was accompanied by a staggering rise in the use of stalkerware, a short-hand term for the type of mobile monitoring and spyware apps that are sometimes deployed by abusive partners. In short, in 2020, cyberthreats evolved. New adversaries crawled out of the woodwork, too.

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Krebs on Security

FEBRUARY 18, 2019

Talos reported that these DNS hijacks also paved the way for the attackers to obtain SSL encryption certificates for the targeted domains (e.g. webmail.finance.gov.lb), which allowed them to decrypt the intercepted email and VPN credentials and view them in plain text. Let’s take a closer look at one example.

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