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Organization must modify the network access policy to address IoT devices
By 2020, 21 billion of Internet of Things (IoT) devices will be in use worldwide. Of these, close to 6 percent will be in use for industrial IoT applications. However, IT …
XSS flaw in D-Link NAS devices allows attackers to mess with your data
Security researcher Benjamin Daniel Mussler has unearthed an XSS flaw affecting seven D-Link NAS devices – a flaw which could allow attackers to access the devices and …
Automotive security: How safe is a next-generation car?
The vehicles we drive are becoming increasingly connected through a variety of technologies. Features such as keyless entry and self-diagnostics are becoming commonplace. …
Researchers design a chip that checks for sabotage
With the outsourcing of microchip design and fabrication a worldwide, $350 billion business, bad actors along the supply chain have many opportunities to install malicious …
Implant leaked by Shadow Brokers targets Juniper’s NetScreen firewalls
Juniper Networks has become the latest company to acknowledge that one of the implants leaked by the Shadow Brokers targets some of their products. Cisco and Fortinet did the …
Review: iStorage datAshur Pro
Whenever I travel, I take data I might need with me on a secure USB flash drive. Ages ago, I would encrypt these files with GPG and move them to a generic USB drive. After …
Compromising Linux virtual machines via FFS Rowhammer attack
A group of Dutch researchers have demonstrated a variant of the Rowhammer attack that can be used to successfully compromise Linux virtual machines on cloud servers. The Flip …
New method for detecting hardware Trojans
Modern computer chips are made up of hundreds of millions – often billions – of transistors. Such complexity enables the smartphone in your back pocket to perform all manner …
It’s time to replace firewalls in industrial network environments
Waterfall Security Solutions announced the expansion of its stronger-than-firewall solution portfolio for industrial control systems and critical infrastructure sites. …
Utilizing hardware to stop attackers earlier and without disruption
Too often the defense community makes the mistake of focusing on the “what,” without considering and truly understanding the “why.” This mindset often leads to the development …
Osram’s intelligent home lighting system is riddled with flaws
“Intelligent” home lighting system Osram Lightify sports a number of security vulnerabilities, some of which could lead to compromise of the product and the …
Low-cost wireless keyboards open to keystroke sniffing and injection attacks
Bastille Networks researcher Marc Newlin has discovered a set of security vulnerabilities in low-cost wireless keyboards that could be exploited to collect all passwords, …
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