hardware
Cisco kills hardcoded password bug in Wi-Fi access points
Along with fixes for a number of older vulnerabilities in Cisco IOS and IOS XE software, the Cisco IOS Software Common Industrial Protocol, and the OpenSSL package …
General Motors invites hackers to report security flaws in their cars
General Motors has started a bug bounty program and has invited security researchers to report information on security vulnerabilities affecting the company’s products …
Kingston releases encrypted USB with keypad access
Kingston released the DataTraveler 2000 encrypted USB 3.0 Flash drive, which offers hardware encryption and PIN protection with access through an onboard alphanumeric keypad. …
Samsung Portable SSD T3 offers increased data security and portability
Samsung announced the Samsung Portable SSD T3, a palm-sized, external SSD that offers multi-terabyte storage capacity. Designed specifically for today’s mobile lifestyle, the …
Netgear Nighthawk X4S AC2600 Smart WiFi Router released
Netgear is launching the new Nighthawk X4S AC2600 Smart WiFi Router (R7800) for people who value speed. The Nighthawk X4S supports Wave 2 WiFi features like quad-stream …
Samsung announces GAIA, a Smart TV security solution
Samsung announced GAIA, a comprehensive three-layer security solution for its entire 2016 line up of Tizen-based Smart TVs. The service will give consumers protection across …
Critical ScreenOS bugs allow undetectable decryption of VPN connections, device hijacking
Juniper Networks has discovered and patched a critical, high-impact vulnerability affecting ScreenOS on its NetScreen devices, and is advising customers to update their …
IT teams expect a nightmare during the holidays
Dealing with potential data loss will be the number one headache confronting IT professionals in the run up to the 2015 holiday season. Over one-third of IT professionals in …
Critical RCE bug in FireEye’s security appliances exploitable via email
Last week, FireEye has silently pushed out a patch for an extremely easy-to-exploit remote code execution bug affecting its NX, EX, FX and AX Series security appliances in …
How will billions of devices impact the Privacy of Things?
The Internet of Things (IoT) will create the single largest, most chaotic conversation in the history of language. Imagine every human being on the planet stepping outside and …
Millions of smartphones, IoT devices risk compromise due to 3-year-old bug
Can you believe that an estimated 6.1 million smart phones, routers, and smart TVs are vulnerable to remote code execution attacks due to security bugs that have been fixed …
3G/4G cellular USB modems are full of critical security flaws, many 0-days
An analysis of popular 3G and 4G cellural USB modems and routers used around the world revealed a myriad of serious vulnerabilities in each of them.The SCADA Strange Love team …