Microsoft warns of damaging vulnerabilities in dozens of IoT operating systems
The flaws affect at least 25 different products made by more than a dozen organizations, including Amazon, ARM, Google Cloud, Samsung, RedHat, Apache and others.
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Water utility CISO offers tips to stay secure as IT and OT converge
Kristin Sanders, chief information security officer for the Albuquerque Bernalillo County Water Utility Authority, revealed how New Mexico’s largest water and wastewater utility has been addressing the security challenge by leveraging a series of software solutions, sensors and internet-of-things technology.
New certification program trains cyber pros in cloud, IoT and other emerging tech
Training covers the cloud, IoT, AI and blockchain technology, and the cybersecurity implications of each.
Newly announced vehicle SOC will require unique set of skills, policies
Challenges include avoiding false-positive alerts, understanding a complex blend of IT and OT, and establishing policies on attack response.
Apple patches zero-day targeted for iPhones, iPads and its popular watches
The vulnerability was actively exploited in the wild – the company’s seventh such announcement of a zero-day patch in the past five months.
Camera tricks: Privacy concerns raised after massive surveillance cam breach
A hacking collective compromised roughly 150,000 internet-connected surveillance cameras from Verkada. Now experts are weighing in on the potential ramifications that can befall an organization if security footage is leaked or falls into the wrong hands.
Many TCP/IP stacks, used across bevy of IoT devices, found vulnerable to decades old attack
Some of the tested stacks, which are also used in industrial equipment and other networked products, have yet to be patched.
A people counter that didn’t add up, and the dangers of the COVID IoT boom
COVID-19 created an immediate demand for social distancing, which in turn created demand for devices to ensure compliance. Security concerns and testing, however, might fall to the wayside.
Users of IoT products from three major vendors at risk of DoS attacks, data leaks
Softing Industrial Automation GmbH, Kepware PTC, and Matrikon Honeywell all provided fixes for their respective products after security firm Claroty privately disclosed them during 2020.
Cyber experts say advice from breached IoT device company Ubiquiti falls short
IoT networking device vendor Ubiquiti experienced a breach of a web portal it uses to manage remote devices and as a support portal. The web servers stored information pertaining to user profiles for the account.ui.com portal that Ubiquiti makes available to customers who bought one of its router or webcam products, a ZDNet report said.…
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