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Cinterion IoT Cellular Modules Vulnerable to SMS Compromise

Data Breach Today

Modules Widely Deployed in Manufacturing, Telecommunications and Healthcare Devices Multiple types of Telit Cinterion cellular modules for IoT and machine-to-machine devices, which are widely used across industrial, financial services, telecommunications and healthcare environments, are vulnerable to being remotely compromised via malicious SMS messages, (..)

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MY TAKE: Why companies and consumers must collaborate to stop the plundering of IoT systems

The Last Watchdog

The Internet of Things (IoT) has come a long, long way since precocious students at Carnegie Melon University installed micro-switches inside of a Coca-Cola vending machine so they could remotely check on the temperature and availability of their favorite beverages. Related: Companies sustain damage from IoT attacks That was back in 1982.

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Financial services continue to lead in cybersecurity preparedness, but chinks appear in the armor

Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

Financial services continue to lead in cybersecurity preparedness, but chinks appear in the armor. However, all this attention from cyber criminals, as well as regulators and governments, has produced an extremely resilient industry with some of the best cyber security practices of any sector. Thu, 09/01/2022 - 05:15.

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Financial Services Organizations Need to Adapt their Security Practices to the Shifting Environment

Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

Financial Services Organizations Need to Adapt their Security Practices to the Shifting Environment. businesses are taking advantage of digital technologies like cloud, mobile, and IoT to digitally transform their operations. Weak security practices lead to data breaches. Thu, 11/05/2020 - 06:52.

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Financial Services Data – More at risk than you’d believe

Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

One of the top findings from the 2018 Thales Data Threat Report, Financial Services Edition was that data breaches in U.S. financial services organizations are increasing at an alarming rate. Two other key drivers are digital transformation and poor investments in IT security tools needed to protect data.

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Access:7 flaws impact +150 device models from over 100 manufacturers

Security Affairs

Many IoT and medical devices are affected by seven serious flaws, collectively tracked as Access:7, in widely used Axeda platform. “Access:7 could enable hackers to remotely execute malicious code, access sensitive data or alter configuration on medical and IoT devices running PTC’s Axeda remote code and management agent.”reads

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RSAC insights: Introducing ‘CWPP’ and ‘CSPM,’ new frameworks to secure cloud infrastructure

The Last Watchdog

In pulling off that milestone hack, Paige Thompson took advantage of CapOne’s lack of focus on cloud security as the banking giant rushed headlong into leveraging Amazon Web Services. A slew of new cloud-security frameworks have gained traction since the Capital One hack. Related: How credential stuffing fuels account takeovers.

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