IoT Cybersecurity: What's Plan B?

In August, four US Senators introduced a bill designed to improve Internet of Things IoT security. The IoT Cybersecurity Improvement Act of 2017 is a modest piece of legislation. It doesn't regulate the IoT market. It doesn't single out any industries for particular attention, or force any...

BlueBorne – Bluetooth’s airborne influenza

Armis Labs has discovered a new attack vector that targets any device that has Bluetooth capability. This includes mobile, desktop, and IoT — roughly accounting for 8.2 billion devices. All operating systems are susceptible — Android, iOS, Windows, and Linux. Dubbed BlueBorne, it exposes several...

This Week in Security News

Welcome to our weekly roundup, where we share what you need to know about the cybersecurity news and events that happened over the past few days. Below you’ll find a quick recap of topics followed by links to news articles and/or our blog posts providing additional insight. Be sure to check back...

IoT Device Security At Home

My girlfriend read something that worried her about the security risks posed by Internet of Things IoT devices at home. She had recently purchased a new TV, and she has an older home security system. She asked if her privacy might be at risk. We talked about the kinds of problems an unprotected...

Linux/ARM (Raspberry Pi) - Reverse TCP Shell (192.168.0.12:4444/TCP) Shellcode (160 bytes)

/ Andrea Sindoni - @invictus1306 This schellcode is part of my episodes: - ARM exploitation for IoT - https://quequero.org/2017/07/arm-exploitation-iot-episode-2/ Enviroment: Raspberry pi 3 Default settings for port:4444 ip:192.168.0.12 .global start start: mov r1, 0x5C @ r1=0x5c mov r5, 0x11 @...

Telnet Credential Leak Reinforces Bleak State of IoT Security

Shortly after the Mirai attacks, Johannes Ullrich of the SANS Internet Storm Center ISC decided to try a little experiment. He put a security camera DVR online—a poorly secured one with default credentials—and observed how long it would take to become infected, and how often. He wasn’t...

Race is On To Notify Owners After Public List of IoT Device Credentials Published

Researchers are in a full-out sprint to notify the owners of a substantial list of connected devices and associated telnet credentials that has been available on Pastebin since June but gone viral since Thursday when it was posted on Twitter. The list has more than 20,000 views as of Saturday...

On the S3 Leaks, Zerodium's Messaging App Bounties, ROPEMAKER, and More

Mike Mimoso and Chris Brook discuss the news of the week, including the recent AWS S3 leaks, Zerodium’s bounty on secure messaging app zero days, Ropemaker, and cobot vulnerabilities. Download: ThreatpostNewsWrapAugust252017.mp3 Music by Chris Gonsalves Show notes: Industrial Cobots Might Be The...

Vulnerability Management Market Disruptors

Gartners recent vulnerability management report provides a wealth of insight into vulnerability management VM tools and advice for how to build effective VM programs. Although VM tools and capabilities have changed since the reports last iteration in 2015, interestingly one thing hasnt: Gartners...

Industrial Cobots Might Be The Next Big IoT Security Mess

Researchers at IOActive have found nearly 50 vulnerabilities in industrial collaborative robots, machines that work side-by-side with people in manufacturing and other settings, that can be abused to possibly cause physical harm to workers, or even configured to spy on their surroundings. The...

August 18, 2017 – Morning Cyber Coffee Headlines – “New York Times” Edition

Good morning! Sit with Carbon Black this morning over a cup of coffee or tea and browse a few industry headlines to get the day started. We’ve got just enough information below to get you through that first cup…enjoy! August 18, 2017 - Headlines These women want to fix cybersecurity’s massive...

August 14, 2017 – Morning Cyber Coffee Headlines – “Creamsicle” Edition

Good morning! Sit with Carbon Black this morning over a cup of coffee or tea and browse a few industry headlines to get the day started. We’ve got just enough information below to get you through that first cup…enjoy! August 14, 2017 - Headlines Carbon Black in the News: NSA tools used to hack...

Smart Locks Bricked by Bad Update

A botched wireless update for a remotely accessible smart lock system has bricked hundreds of them. The locks suffered a “fatal error,” according to device’s manufacturer LockState, rendering them unable to locked. Customers are asked to either return impacted locks for repair, or request a...

August 11, 2017 – Morning Cyber Coffee Headlines – “Alcatraz” Edition

Good morning! Sit with Carbon Black this morning over a cup of coffee or tea and browse a few industry headlines to get the day started. We’ve got just enough information below to get you through that first cup…enjoy! August 11, 2017 - Headlines Experimental Defense Unit Funds New Tech but Faces...

August 10, 2017 – Morning Cyber Coffee Headlines – “PGA Championship” Edition

Good morning! Sit with Carbon Black this morning over a cup of coffee or tea and browse a few industry headlines to get the day started. We’ve got just enough information below to get you through that first cup…enjoy! August 10, 2017 - Headlines One easy thing your agency can do to attract more...

August 3, 2017 – Morning Cyber Coffee Headlines – “Tony Bennett” Edition

Good morning! Sit with Carbon Black this morning over a cup of coffee or tea and browse a few industry headlines to get the day started. We’ve got just enough information below to get you through that first cup…enjoy! August 3, 2017 - Headlines Carbon Black in the News: 10 tips for effective thre...

New IoT Bill Proposes Security Standards for Smart Devices

By this time, almost every one of you owns at least one internet-connected device—better known as the "Internet of things"—at your home, but how secure is your device? We have recently seen Car hacking that could risk anyone's life, Hoverboard hacking, even hacking of a so-called smart Gun and al...

New Bill Seeks Basic IoT Security Standards

Lawmakers in the U.S. Senate today introduced a bill that would set baseline security standards for the government's purchase and use of a broad range of Internet-connected devices, including computers, routers and security cameras. The legislation, which also seeks to remedy some widely-perceive...

Legislation Proposed to Secure Connected IoT Devices

A Senate bill introduced today would prioritize security in connected devices, requiring providers who sell to the U.S. government to implement measures that would have been an impediment to the IoT botnet-fueled attacks against DNS provider Dyn and webhost OVH. The Internet of Things Cybersecuri...

Hackers can take over Car Wash, trap you and smash your vehicle

By Waqas It is understandable to receive Internet of Things IoT related This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Hackers can take over Car Wash, trap you and smash your vehicle...