Schneier on Security

JANUARY 14, 2020

Because the companies that make the equipment are subservient to the Chinese government, they could be forced to include backdoors in the hardware or software to give Beijing remote access. The technology will quickly become critical national infrastructure, and security problems will become life-threatening.

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The Last Watchdog

JULY 10, 2023

Related: Using ‘Big Data’ to improve health and well-being But there’s yet another towering technology mountain to climb: we must also overcome the limitations of Moore’s Law. Optical technology can enable us to control energy consumption so we can support increasing capacity and increasing bandwidth,” Gomi summarizes.

Energy and Utilities 246

Energy and Utilities Technology Internet Internet 246

Krebs on Security

JUNE 22, 2018

Supreme Court today ruled that the government needs to obtain a court-ordered warrant to gather location data on mobile device users. The decision is a major development for privacy rights, but experts say it may have limited bearing on the selling of real-time customer location data by the wireless carriers to third-party companies.

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Mobile Wireless Government Technology 158

Krebs on Security

APRIL 7, 2022

Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) says it has disrupted a giant botnet built and operated by a Russian government intelligence unit known for launching destructive cyberattacks against energy infrastructure in the United States and Ukraine. Separately, law enforcement agencies in the U.S. energy facilities.

Marketing 302

Marketing Energy and Utilities Malware Ransomware 302

CyberSecurity Insiders

JULY 8, 2021

China is once again in the news for misusing the technology of Artificial Intelligence. Privacy advocates across the world say that such mass surveillance programs do more bad than good as they make the populace get a feeling that their government never trusts them.

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Cyber Attacks Artificial Intelligence Wireless Surveillance 141

Malwarebytes

NOVEMBER 20, 2023

Scattered Spider is a group that typically targets large companies and their contracted information technology (IT) help desks. These new rules require US wireless providers to use secure methods of authenticating a customer when they request porting a SIM card to a new device or their phone number to a new carrier.

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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. One benefit of 5G technology that enterprises are sure to take advantage of is creating private wireless networks in a process dubbed “network slicing.”

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The Last Watchdog

FEBRUARY 3, 2021

26 posting confirming that the compromise was at the hands of the same nation-state threat group behind the SolarWinds hack and subsequent attacks on various technology companies and federal government agencies. Meanwhile, Mimecast followed its Jan. 12 disclosure of a digital certificate compromise with a Jan.

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Krebs on Security

FEBRUARY 18, 2019

government — along with a number of leading security companies — recently warned about a series of highly complex and widespread attacks that allowed suspected Iranian hackers to siphon huge volumes of email passwords and other sensitive data from multiple governments and private companies. Image: APNIC.

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 10, 2020

Network security is a top priority for the Belgian government, authorities, media highlights that the capital Brussels hosts the headquarters of the NATO alliance as well as the European Union. The United States , Australia , New Zealand , Romania , and Japan announced the exclusion of Huawei technology for their 5G internet networks.

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 14, 2019

The Canadian Security Intelligence Service (CSIS) and the Communications Security Establishment (CSE) are divided over the ban of Huawei 5G technology. The Canadian Security Intelligence Service (CSIS) and the Communications Security Establishment (CSE) agencies are divided over the ban of Huawei 5G technology.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 26, 2023

German government warns that technology to regulate power consumption in Huawei network appliances could be used for sabotage purposes. government officials as well as European security authorities, which have warned of the risks associated with Chinese telecoms equipment.” In November 2019, the U.S.

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Malwarebytes

MARCH 22, 2024

In February 2024 the Canadian government announced plans to ban the sale of the Flipper Zero, mainly because of its reported use to steal cars. The Flipper Zero is a portable device that can be used in penetration testing with a focus on wireless devices and access control systems.

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 1, 2024

Soldier Major cybercrime operation nets 1,006 suspects UK hospital network postpones procedures after cyberattack Tether Has Become a Massive Money Laundering Tool for Mexican Drug Traffickers, Feds Say Florida Telecommunications and Information Technology Worker Sentenced for Conspiring to Act as Agent of Chinese Government Rockstar 2FA: A Driving (..)

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Malwarebytes

AUGUST 2, 2021

UDP Technology IP Camera firmware vulnerabilities allow for attacker to achieve root. Source: The New York Times) NSA issues guidance on securing wireless devices in public settings. Source: Bleeping Computer) Officials from Israeli government agencies have raided the offices of Pegasus software vendor NSO Group, (Source: The Record).

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Wireless Password Management Firmware Passwords 102

Security Boulevard

JANUARY 4, 2022

Due to urbanization, which involves a complex set of economic, demographic, social, cultural, technological, and environmental processes, governments are developing smart cities to address some of the challenges unique to urban areas. This development occurs through the transmission of data using wireless technology and the cloud.

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Wireless Internet Internet Technology 69

Security Affairs

AUGUST 3, 2023

The researchers discovered that most of the medical infusion pumps that were purchased from secondary market services such as eBay were found to still contain wireless authentication data from the original medical organization that had deployed the devices. ” concludes the report.

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Marketing Wireless Authentication Manufacturing 98

Malwarebytes

JULY 24, 2024

TracFone Wireless Inc. is an American prepay wireless service provider wholly owned by Verizon. TracFone Wireless Inc. is an American prepay wireless service provider wholly owned by Verizon. TracFone services are used by the brands Straight Talk, Total by Verizon Wireless, and Walmart Family Mobile.

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 25, 2018

The Australian government considers risky the involvement of Huawei for the rolling out of next-generation 5G communication networks. We have been informed by the Govt that Huawei & ZTE have been banned from providing 5G technology to Australia. Has safely & securely delivered wireless technology in Aust for close to 15 yrs.

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Telecommunications Manufacturing Government Wireless 90

IT Security Guru

NOVEMBER 11, 2021

Operational technology (OT) used to be the specialist networks nobody in IT bothered with, or perhaps thought they didn’t need to. Networking, remote management, and wireless connectivity were all the rage and it made sense for IT and OT to be one from an admin point of view. What keeps OT security specialists up at night?

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Cybersecurity Wireless Cyber Risk Risk 145

Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

FEBRUARY 19, 2023

These private mobile networks are gaining significant traction in manufacturing, energy, government, logistics, and warehousing verticals. These private mobile networks are gaining significant traction in manufacturing, energy, government, logistics, and warehousing verticals.

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Wireless Mobile Architecture Encryption 71

Bleeping Computer

OCTOBER 4, 2023

Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) and the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) will run an emergency alert test today to check Emergency Alert System (EAS) and Wireless Emergency Alerts (WEA) capabilities nationwide. [.]

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Wireless Technology Government 98

SecureWorld News

JUNE 18, 2021

However, individual states may still set their own guidelines for election technology. Listening to this pushback on VVSG, the state of Ohio made the decision to ban all wireless capabilities in its election equipment, saying that everything should be 'air-gapped,' meaning the technology cannot connect to any outside networks.

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Wireless Technology Software Internet 68

Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

APRIL 29, 2021

Two years from now, 5G technology is predicted to host 25 billion device connections. There is, however a seriousness consideration to this new technology; data security. One solution is a “shared responsibility” model, which, by its name alone, infers how complex this new technology is; simply too big for one security custodian.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

JANUARY 11, 2022

The 2021 ISG Provider Lens Manufacturing Industry Services – Global report finds the complex mix of legacy OT and newer, connected technologies such as industrial IoT and machine learning has forced manufacturers to add security extensions for protection against cyberattacks. Founded in 2006, and based in Stamford, Conn.,

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CyberSecurity Insiders

MARCH 7, 2022

is a global technology leader that designs, develops, and supplies a broad range of semiconductor and infrastructure software solutions. Broadcom’s category-leading product portfolio serves critical markets including data center, networking, software, broadband, wireless, storage and industrial. LEARN MORE. Broadcom Inc. LEARN MORE.

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Marketing Technology Cybersecurity Software 119

eSecurity Planet

FEBRUARY 22, 2022

Such vulnerabilities may remain unpatched or even unknown, but a few actors like government agencies are aware of them and know how to exploit them to spy on persons of interest, such as hackers, activists, company employees, or even government leaders and journalists. Spyware and Zero-Days: A Troubling Market.

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Spyware Software Government Social Engineering 126

CyberSecurity Insiders

JANUARY 31, 2022

And, the technologies we use to help monitor and control our energy consumption are set to play a critical role in our efforts against climate change. Within this armoury of technology at our disposal, smart meters will stand as an indispensable tool in the development of a more sustainable future. Want to find out more?

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Energy and Utilities Technology Small Business Wireless 100

Security Affairs

JUNE 27, 2023

Censys specifically looked for publicly accessible remote management interfaces associated with networked devices, including routers, access points, firewalls, VPNs, and other remote server management technologies. ” reads the analysis published by Censys. ” reads the analysis published by Censys.

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eSecurity Planet

APRIL 7, 2023

Customers for the privately-held customer include Fortune 100 organizations and government agencies. In 2000, Forescout entered the security market as an NAC provider and then expanded capabilities to encompass more security and asset control features.

IoT 98

IoT Technology Energy and Utilities Wireless 98

eSecurity Planet

MARCH 30, 2023

ISE is intended for use with guest and employee endpoints, but Cisco also offers separate and specialized NAC solutions for equipment (internet of things (IoT), operational technology (OT), and industrial controls), for medical devices , and specifically for rapid threat containment. MAC Address bypass (MAB) 802.1x

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The Last Watchdog

APRIL 11, 2024

NTT connected data centers north and east of London via NTT’s Innovative Optical Wireless Network (IOWN) APN, and communication between them was realized with a round-trip delay of less than 1 millisecond. We serve over 75% of Fortune Global 100 companies, thousands of other enterprise and government clients and millions of consumers.

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SecureWorld News

JUNE 18, 2021

However, individual states may still set their own guidelines for election technology. Listening to this pushback on VVSG, the State of Ohio made the decision to ban all wireless capabilities in its election equipment, saying that everything should be "air-gapped," meaning the technology cannot connect to any outside networks.

Wireless 52

Wireless Technology Software Internet 52

Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

JANUARY 14, 2020

Today’s innovations and technologies provide tremendous opportunities for enterprises. Along with innovation and technology proliferation, new challenges that will shape business during 2020. In addition, malicious actors can and will adopt technologies such as AI and machine learning faster than security leaders can.

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Data privacy IoT Data breaches Technology 89

SC Magazine

MARCH 17, 2021

The world recently came face-to-face with supply chain risk when nation-state hackers breached government and business alike through SolarWinds servers and other attack vectors. And the intent there is a good one at a high level, in that they want to create more suppliers for wireless networks. Nobody likes a new standard.

Telecommunications 87

Telecommunications Wireless Government Risk 87

CyberSecurity Insiders

MAY 22, 2021

the flash memory affiliate of Kingston Technology Company, Inc., the flash memory affiliate of Kingston Technology Company, Inc., Wireless, Mobile, or Portable Device Security — Most Innovative. FOUNTAIN VALLEY, Calif.–( –( BUSINESS WIRE )–Kingston Digital, Inc., Encryption Market Leader.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

DECEMBER 20, 2023

In an era where technology evolves at a blistering pace, business leaders must stay ahead of the curve. Quantum Computing and Its Business Impact Quantum computing stands at the forefront of technological evolution, poised to redefine the boundaries of processing power and problem-solving. The same is true for today’s business leaders.

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