RIOT buffer overflow vulnerability

RIOT RIOT-OS is a set of operating systems for applications in the IoT field. A buffer error vulnerability exists in the base64 decoder in RIOT version 2020.04, which stems from the program not properly checking boundaries. A remote attacker can exploit this vulnerability to execute arbitrary cod...

IoT Security Principles

The BSA -- also known as the Software Alliance, formerly the Business Software Alliance which explains the acronym -- is an industry lobbying group. They just published "Policy Principles for Building a Secure and Trustworthy Internet of Things." They call for: Distinguishing between consumer and...

Buffer Overflow Vulnerability in Multiple Realtek Products

Realtek RTL8195AM and others are an IoT microcontroller from Realtek Semiconductor Taiwan, China. A buffer overflow vulnerability exists in several Realtek products. A remote attacker can exploit this vulnerability to execute arbitrary code on a system with the help of specially crafted EAPOL-Key...

Afternoon Cyber Tea: Cybersecurity & IoT: New risks and how to minimize them

Recently, Microsoft announced our acquisition of CyberX, a comprehensive network-based security platform with continuous threat monitoring and analytics. This solution builds upon our commitment to provide a unified IoT security solution that addresses connected devices spread across both...

Securing the International IoT Supply Chain

Together with Nate Kim former student and Trey Herr Atlantic Council Cyber Statecraft Initiative, I have written a paper on IoT supply chain security. The basic problem we try to solve is: how to you enforce IoT security regulations when most of the stuff is made in other countries? And our...

Identity in IoT

NOTE: This was originally posted on 19 Jun 2020 but I decided that a rewrite was in order, for clarity and better flow. Identity is important in the Internet of Things Device identity is one of the most important security challenges in IoT. If you get identity management wrong, you run a...

What an IoT assurance scheme could look like

We’ve seen our fair share of vulnerable smart devices over recent years, our blog is littered with examples. We have already commented on the DCMS Secure by Design initiative, it’s a great initiative as is, however, we do want to see it evolve and become more rigorous over time. This should not b...

Unpatched Wi-Fi Extender Opens Home Networks to Remote Control

A popular Wi-Fi extender for the home has multiple unpatched vulnerabilities, including the use of a weak, default password, according to researchers. Also, two of the bugs could allow complete remote control of the device. The flaws have been found in Tenda PA6 Wi-Fi Powerline extender, version...

Satori Botnet Creator Sentenced to 13 Months in Prison

A 22-year-old man has been sentenced to more than a year in prison for developing Mirai botnet variants that compromised hundreds of thousands of devices worldwide. The man, Kenneth Currin Schuchman, of Vancouver, Wash., was sentenced to 13 months in prison after pleading guilty to creating and...

'Satori' IoT DDoS Botnet Operator Sentenced to 13 Months in Prison

The United States Department of Justice yesterday sentenced a 22-year-old Washington-based hacker to 13 months in federal prison for his role in creating botnet malware, infecting a large number of systems with it, and then abusing those systems to carry out large scale distributed...

This Week in Security News: XORDDoS and Kaiji Botnet Malware Variants Target Exposed Docker Servers and Ripple20 Vulnerabilities Could Impact Millions of IoT Devices

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. This week, learn about two recently detected variants of existing Linux botnet malware types targeting exposed Docker servers. Also, read about a group...

New Charges, Sentencing in Satori IoT Botnet Conspiracy

The U.S. Justice Department today charged a Canadian and a Northern Ireland man for allegedly conspiring to build botnets that enslaved hundreds of thousands of routers and other Internet of Things IoT devices for use in large-scale distributed denial-of-service DDoS attacks. In addition, a...

IoT Part 3: Fire!

When we left off in Part 2 of our blog series, we had just identified the max temperature variable and set it to a much higher number. Our celebrations quickly ended, however. Upon flashing the firmware with the new edited max temperature variable, we realized that the printer would get up to...

Analyzing IoT Security Best Practices

New research: "Best Practices for IoT Security: What Does That Even Mean?" by Christopher Bellman and Paul C. van Oorschot: Abstract: Best practices for Internet of Things IoT security have recently attracted considerable attention worldwide from industry and governments, while academic research...

Docker Images Containing Cryptojacking Malware Distributed via Docker Hub

With Docker gaining popularity as a service to package and deploy software applications, malicious actors are taking advantage of the opportunity to target exposed API endpoints and craft malware-infested images to facilitate distributed denial-of-service DDoS attacks and mine cryptocurrencies...

Microsoft acquires CyberX to accelerate and secure customers’ IoT deployments

Today, we’re excited to announce that Microsoft has acquired CyberX, a comprehensive, network-based IoT security platform with continuous threat monitoring and sophisticated analytics that addresses IoT security in a holistic way across the enterprise. CyberX will complement the existing Azure Io...

Modernizing the security operations center to better secure a remote workforce

The response to COVID-19 has required many security operations centers SOCs to rethink how they protect their organizations. With so many employees working remotely, IT groups are routing more traffic directly to cloud apps, rather than through the network. In this model, traditional network...

CVE-2020-3628

Improper access due to socket opened by the logging application without specifying localhost address in Snapdragon Consumer IOT, Snapdragon Mobile in APQ8053, Rennell, SDX20...

CVE-2020-3662

Buffer overflow can occur while parsing eac3 header while playing the clip which is nonstandard in Snapdragon Auto, Snapdragon Compute, Snapdragon Connectivity, Snapdragon Consumer IOT, Snapdragon Industrial IOT, Snapdragon Mobile, Snapdragon Voice & Music, Snapdragon Wearables in APQ8009, APQ801...

CVE-2019-14092

System Services exports services without permission protect and can lead to information exposure in Snapdragon Industrial IOT, Snapdragon Mobile in MDM9206, MDM9207C, MDM9607, Rennell, Saipan, SM8150, SM8250, SXR2130...