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P2P Weakness Exposes Millions of IoT Devices

Krebs on Security

A peer-to-peer (P2P) communications technology built into millions of security cameras and other consumer electronics includes several critical security flaws that expose the devices to eavesdropping, credential theft and remote compromise, new research has found.

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3 Ways to Protect Smart Devices from Criminal Exploits

Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

3 Ways to Protect Smart Devices from Criminal Exploits madhav Thu, 07/20/2023 - 07:28 When people think of home or business security, they are usually worried about protecting against a physical breaking in via a window or door and a burglar stealing valuables such as jewelry, cash, electronics, and equipment.

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EU to Force IoT, Wireless Device Makers to Improve Security

eSecurity Planet

The European Union is poised to place more demands on manufacturers to design greater security into their wireless and Internet of Things (IoT) devices. Manufacturers will be required to adhere to the new cybersecurity safeguards when designing and producing these products. Bambenek agreed. EU Amendment Applies to Many Devices.

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Different types of cyber attacks

IT Governance

Malware is designed to disrupt and gain unauthorised access to a computer system. Social engineering deceives and manipulates individuals into divulging sensitive information by convincing them to click malicious links or grant access to a computer, building or system. Some want data, whereas others want a ransom to be paid.

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The Hacker Mind Podcast: Car Hacking 0x05

ForAllSecure

You can do what's called a replay attack by capturing the codes and replaying them, or you can use a previously successful rollover sequence to calculate the key fob code of the next car from the same manufacturer. So you don't have one computer, you actually have many throughout the vehicle. If that's the best way to describe it.

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2019 end-of-year review part 1: January to June

IT Governance

The site’s security team suspected that users were being targeted in a credential-stuffing attack; this is where cyber criminals use a list of stolen usernames and passwords en masse to break into an account. Worse, they changed the email address associated with the account, preventing them from resetting their password.

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The Hacker Mind Podcast: Reverse Engineering Smart Meters

ForAllSecure

And now it was like how can I contribute back to Tibet and put material out and help other people maybe join in the same way I did by not traditional means like, it wasn't really college or anything that got me into electronics. And I remember asking questions, who were the manufacturers? Turns out they weren't.