hardware

Things to consider when selecting enterprise SSDs for critical workloads

July 30, 2020

The process of evaluating solid state drives (SSDs) for enterprise applications can present a number of challenges. You want maximum performance for the most demanding servers …

BadPower: Fast chargers can be modified to damage mobile devices

July 20, 2020

If you needed another reason not to use a charger made available at a coffeeshop or airport or by an acquaintance, here it is: maliciously modified fast chargers may damage …

New wave of attacks aiming to rope home routers into IoT botnets

July 17, 2020

A Trend Micro research is warning consumers of a major new wave of attacks attempting to compromise their home routers for use in IoT botnets. The report urges users to take …

Investigation highlights the dangers of using counterfeit Cisco switches

July 15, 2020

An investigation, which concluded that counterfeit network switches were designed to bypass processes that authenticate system components, illustrates the security challenges …

USB storage devices: Convenient security nightmares

July 10, 2020

There’s no denying the convenience of USB media. From hard drives and flash drives to a wide range of other devices, they offer a fast, simple way to transport, share and …

Attackers are bypassing F5 BIG-IP RCE mitigation – you might want to patch after all

July 8, 2020

Attackers are bypassing a mitigation for the BIG-IP TMUI RCE vulnerability (CVE-2020-5902) originally provided by F5 Networks, NCC Group’s Research and Intelligence …

Exposing the privacy risks of home security cameras

July 8, 2020

An international study has used data from a major provider of home IP security cameras to evaluate potential privacy risks for users. Privacy-compromising information IP home …

Researchers discover how to pinpoint the location of a malicious drone operator

July 7, 2020

Researchers at Ben-Gurion University of the Negev (BGU) have determined how to pinpoint the location of a drone operator who may be operating maliciously or harmfully near …

Attackers are breaching F5 BIG-IP devices, check whether you’ve been hit

July 6, 2020

Attackers are actively trying to exploit CVE-2020-5902, a critical vulnerability affecting F5 Networks‘ BIG-IP multi-purpose networking devices, to install coin-miners, …

Zero-day flaws in widespread TCP/IP library open millions of IoT devices to remote attack

June 16, 2020

19 vulnerabilities – some of them allowing remote code execution – have been discovered in a TCP/IP stack/library used in hundreds of millions of IoT and OT …

UPnP vulnerability lets attackers steal data, scan internal networks

June 9, 2020

A vulnerability (CVE-2020-12695) in Universal Plug and Play (UPnP), which is implemented in billions of networked and IoT devices – personal computers, printers, mobile …

Protecting hospitals to ensure patient safety, data confidentiality and business continuity