Securing Smart Manufacturing with Connected Threat Defense

By David Tay, the CIO of Beyonics You’d be hard pushed to find any organization today not involved in digital transformation projects. But the manufacturing sector was arguably one of the first to the game. Back in 2011, the German government first coined the term Industry 4.0 to describe the...

Parlez-vous Machine?

Have you ever heard of the MQTT or CoAP protocols? No? Well the device on your wrist, and so many devices around you, could be using them right now. MQTT and CoAP are machine-to-machine or M2M protocols. With the rise of the internet of things IoT and operational technology OT, there’s increased...

Private data of more than 82 million US citizens left exposed

By Uzair Amir Misconfigured ElasticSearch Servers Exposed Private Data of over 82 Million Users. A warning has been issued by Bob Diachenko, a HackenProof security researcher informing users in the US that around 73 gigabytes of data is identified in a “regular security audit” of publicly...

The 25th anniversary of the webcam: What did it bring us?

How did the webcam progress from a simple convenience to a worldwide security concern in 25 years? November 2018 can be marked as the 25th anniversary of the webcam. This is a bit of an arbitrary choice, but if we consider a webcam that was installed at the University of Cambridge to keep an eye ...

This Week in Security News: Ethics and Law in the Dark Web

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 how Trend Micro software can aid in safely securing containers on the AWS Cloud. Also, how the dark web has become a new advertising...

“Fire Danger Rating” on “High” in Security Climate

November was a scary month in California. After four years of drought, the forests and towns in the northern part of the state exploded into wildfires, displacing thousands of residents and destroying millions of dollars of property. The foul air in San Francisco and the surrounding areas was a...

Parrot Security 4.4 - Security GNU/Linux Distribution Designed with Cloud Pentesting and IoT Security in Mind

Parrot 4.4 is now available for download. This release provides security and stability updates and is the starting point for the plan to develop an LTS edition of Parrot. Parrot 4.4 Development Goals The Parrot 4.4 development process involved the ideas of many people in the community, and the go...

India's Startup Story - The Future of India's Digital Economy

India's goal of reaching a $1 trillion digital economy by 20221 is said to be fuelled, in part, by the spurt in the growth of startups across the country. The number of Internet users in India is growing at an enormous rate with close to 500 million internet users today2. Indians are at the...

Malwarebytes’ 2019 security predictions

Every year, we at Malwarebytes Labs like to stare into our crystal ball and foretell the future of malware. Okay, maybe we don't have a crystal ball, but we do have years and years of experience in observing trends and sensing shifts in patterns. When it comes to security, though, we can only kno...

As Black Friday Looms, IoT Gadgets Take the Risk Spotlight

With the holiday shopping season poised to officially kick off this weekend, it’s likely that connected gadgets and toys are high atop many a consumer wish-list. As those of us in the security space know, however, internet of things IoT devices can quickly go from fun to creepy, depending on how...

Deploying Citrix Receiver for Windows 10 IoT Devices

This article is intended for Citrix administrators and technical teams only. Non-admin users must contact their company’s Help Desk/IT support team and can refer to CTX297149 for more information. DeployingReceiver for Universal Windows Platformon Windows 10 IoT devices using PowerShell and Appx...

Kaspersky Security Bulletin 2018. Threat Predictions for 2019

Cryptocurrency threat predictions for 2019 Threat predictions for industrial security in 2019 Cyberthreats to financial institutions 2019: overview and predictions There's nothing more difficult than predicting. So, instead of gazing into a crystal ball, the idea here is to make educated guesses...

Stopping the Infiltration of Things

The Internet of Things – connected devices that contain network sensors to allow for remote monitoring and control, are expected to hit 75-billion devices installed by 2025. These devices include everything from home routers, remote cameras to healthcare devices. This wide-ranging...

HASSH - A Network Fingerprinting Standard Which Can Be Used To Identify Specific Client And Server SSH Implementations

"HASSH" is a network fingerprinting standard which can be used to identify specific Client and Server SSH implementations. The fingerprints can be easily stored, searched and shared in the form of an MD5 fingerprint. What can HASSH help with: Use in highly controlled, well understood environments...

Connected Wristwatch Allows Hackers to Stalk, Spy On Children

Wristwatches with tracking capabilities have gained popularity over the years as an easy way for parents to keep tabs on their children. But a newly-discovered hole in a popular Misafes watch opens up these tracking capabilities to bad actors, which could ultimately threaten the physical safety o...

QSC18: The Need for Security Visibility in the Age of Digital Transformation

Enterprises are moving full steam ahead when it comes to their digital transformation efforts. They’ve aggressively adopted cloud infrastructure and other cloud services, IoT, application containers, serverless functionality, and other technologies that are helping their organization to drive...

My precious: security, privacy, and smart jewelry

Emery was staring at her computer screen for almost an hour, eyes already lackluster as the full-page ad on Motiv looped once more. She was contemplating whether she'd give in and get her boyfriend Ben a new fitness tracker as a present for his upcoming marathon. The phone app he was currently...

Podcast: IoT Firms Face a ‘Tidal Wave' of Lawsuits, Attorney Explains

When it comes to IoT security, legal action is “a matter of when not if.” That’s according to Ijay Palansky, an attorney in Armstrong Teasdale’s Litigation practice group. Palansky represented plaintiffs and class members who alleged in the infamous 2015 Jeep hacking class-action lawsuit that the...

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Welcome to Qualys Security Conference 2018

The rise of cloud computing coupled with DevOps is forcing enterprises to rewrite their cybersecurity playbook, and part of that book will be written this week at Qualys Security Conference 2018 in Las Vegas. Today, the dual cloud and DevOps mega-trends are helping companies to digitally transfor...