Security Boulevard

MARCH 18, 2021

Security came in as the number-one most challenging issue facing this market today, beating out unpredictable physical environment, network bandwidth availability, latency, and device unreliability by a wide margin. . Why do developers say security is their biggest IoT challenge? Source: DZone’s Edge Computing and IoT, 2020 .

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eSecurity Planet

MARCH 22, 2023

Networks connect devices to each other so that users can access assets such as applications, data, or even other networks such as the internet. Network security protects and monitors the links and the communications within the network using a combination of hardware, software, and enforced policies.

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eSecurity Planet

JUNE 7, 2023

This isn’t any different than what happened to American manufacturing, but the effects there were devastating, as secure middle-class prospects for many disappeared. Sadly, I think programmers will experience this same fate. But the implications are even broader than that.

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eSecurity Planet

MAY 12, 2023

For example, a vulnerability in a wi-fi router firewall configuration may expose Windows 95 machines required to run manufacturing equipment. The risk of the exposed router also includes the risk of the exposed Windows 95 machines and subsequent operational risk of compromised manufacturing equipment. Appendix I.

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eSecurity Planet

NOVEMBER 6, 2023

Non-privileged threat actors can exploit these drivers to gain complete device control, execute arbitrary code, modify firmware, and escalate operating system privileges, posing a significant security risk. Certain WDF drivers can be weaponized by privileged threat actors in a Bring Your Own Vulnerable Driver (BYOVD) attack.

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eSecurity Planet

MARCH 1, 2023

Most network access control (NAC) solutions support wireless networks in addition to wired ones, and many Wi-Fi routers include access controls like allowlisting or denylisting. Device security is also an important part of wireless network security. This will protect against potential vulnerabilities and attacks.

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SiteLock

AUGUST 27, 2021

Most manufacturers of IoT enabled devices update their firmware frequently. Make sure that all of your network-connected devices have the latest version. It’s better to keep a barrier between home and work, at least in cyberspace. Update, Update, Update.

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Pen Test Partners

FEBRUARY 6, 2025

These could be command injection on web interfaces, manufacturer backdoor accounts, and insecure firmware update mechanisms. Many devices will have a low impact if compromised and are well protected by other security countermeasures, whereas others are crucial to keeping your network secure.

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Security Boulevard

SEPTEMBER 20, 2024

Segment networks and block outbound connections from internet-facing servers to prevent lateral movement and privilege escalation. Each of the 143 critical infrastructure organizations received a report about their network security results, mapped to the MITRE ATT&CK framework. Keep software and firmware patched and updated.

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eSecurity Planet

MAY 2, 2024

Company instructions to keep hands off internal network traffic leads to internet service provider (ISP) suppression of only 1% of the 100,000 monthly outgoing DDoS attacks. Infrastructure Protection Defense against DDoS and DNS attacks starts with effective network security architecture. 60% of all breaches come from the USA.

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eSecurity Planet

SEPTEMBER 11, 2023

Android, Apple, Apache, Cisco, and Microsoft are among the names reporting significant security vulnerabilities and fixes in the last week, and some of those are already under assault by hackers. The fix: ASUS released firmware updates to address the vulnerabilities.

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eSecurity Planet

FEBRUARY 16, 2021

Architect a premium network security model like SASE that encompasses SD-WAN , CASB , secure web gateways , ZTNA , FWaaS , and microsegmentation. Most device or software manufacturers place backdoors in their products intentionally and for a good reason. Firmware rootkit. Backdoors. How to Defend Against Crimeware.

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ForAllSecure

MAY 13, 2022

And I remember asking questions, who were the manufacturers? And were these things even vetted by a security community? Hash: So it wasn't to analyze the security of smart meters. It's not network security where you can download a spec or code and analyze it on your Linux box. Turns out they weren't.

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ForAllSecure

AUGUST 2, 2022

And people are talking about hacking control system tackling PLCs and what we quickly realize is they don't they've never touched to be able to say they have no idea what these control systems are how they work their security researchers, you know that that maybe the firmware or maybe they found a program or something somewhere.

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ForAllSecure

APRIL 26, 2022

Van Norman: industrial control systems are the systems that every industry is going to use from your manufacturing to your chemical, your food and beverage, your power plants. The updates are done through firmware, firmware updates that we get from the vendor. So, what exactly is meant by Industrial Control Systems?

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Krebs on Security

OCTOBER 5, 2018

Supermicro has assembly facilities in California, the Netherlands, and Taiwan, but its motherboards—its core product—are nearly all manufactured by contractors in China. The reason is that by nearly all accounts it would be punishingly expensive to replicate that manufacturing process here in the United States. Even if the U.S.

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