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...

Data Protection and the GDPR Job Market

The May 2018 deadline for full GDPR compliance will be upon us all before we know it. The GDPR will affect all organizations—regardless of their location—that handle personal data coming out of the EU. Article 37 of the GDPR requires organizations to retain a data protection officer DPO if, among...

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...

Experts Show How Easy It Is To Hack Home & Industrial Robots Remotely

By Waqas From IoT to IIoT everything seems vulnerable. A Seattle based This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Experts Show How Easy It Is To Hack Home Industrial Robots Remotely...

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...

August 22, 2017 – Morning Cyber Coffee Headlines – “Hamilton” 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 22, 2017 - Headlines The Intelligence Community’s Top 3 Cybersecurity...

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...

Level up your cybersecurity journey with CLOUDSEC 2017

Beginning this month, Trend Micro will be hosting CLOUDSEC, one of the largest cybersecurity conferences across Asia-Pacific and Europe. The event features presentations and panel discussions from industry experts and thought leaders who will discuss high-level strategies, forward looking securit...

August 15, 2017 – Morning Cyber Coffee Headlines – “Cats” 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 15, 2017 - Headlines How Cybersecurity Became 2017’s Hot New Major - The...

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...

CyberSecurity Report: Threat Landscape Gets More Sophisticated

Destruction of service. Get acquainted with this newly-minted term, and with its acronym — DeOS. It’s a particularly disturbing type of cyber attack InfoSec teams may face regularly in the not too distant future. That’s one of the main findings featured in the Cisco 2017 Midyear Cybersecurity...

Dahua IoT Devices Backdoor Unauthorized Access

An Unauthorized Access Vulnerability exists in Dahua devices. Successful exploitation of this vulnerability could allow a remote attacker to gain administrator level access on the affected device...

On the MalwareTech Arrest, Stamos' Black Hat Keynote and More

Mike Mimoso and Chris Brook discuss the news of the week, including how Marcus Hutchins, aka MalwareTech was arrested in Las Vegas, Alex Stamos’ Black Hat keynote, and this week’s proposed IoT legislation. Download: ThreatpostNewsWrapAugust42017.mp3 Show notes: Wannacry Hero Arrested, One of Two...

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...

Remote Exploitation of the NeoCoolcam IP Cameras and Gateway

Foreword The Internet of Connected Things has become a massive phenomenon during the past few years and will continue to grow at an incredible pace. More than 26 billion smart devices will be on the market by 2020, Gartner estimates. We’re looking at an explosive growth, as IoT opportunities...