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MY TAKE: Why DDoS weapons will proliferate with the expansion of IoT and the coming of 5G

The Last Watchdog

His blog, Krebs on Security , was knocked down alright. It’s easy to do when there are six million open DNS resolvers on the internet using poor security practices.”. This attacker easily located IoT devices that used the manufacturers’ default security setting. Barest tip. Beyond DDoS.

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Malvertising Campaign Targets IoT Devices: GeoEdge

eSecurity Planet

A malicious advertising campaign originating out of Eastern Europe and operating since at least mid-June is targeting Internet of Things (IoT) devices connected to home networks, according to executives with GeoEdge, which offers ad security and quality solutions to online and mobile advertisers. IoT a Security Concern.

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The Hacker Mind Podcast: Hacking Healthcare

ForAllSecure

Microsoft, for example, stopped patching Windows XP for security vulnerabilities in 2014. I’m Robert Vamosi and this episode about best practices in information security, and how critical life services, in particular, remain at risk today -- in the middle of a global pandemic. Especially in the world of security standards.

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The Hacker Mind Podcast: Hacking Healthcare

ForAllSecure

Microsoft, for example, stopped patching Windows XP for security vulnerabilities in 2014. I’m Robert Vamosi and this episode about best practices in information security, and how critical life services, in particular, remain at risk today -- in the middle of a global pandemic. Especially in the world of security standards.

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Forescout Platform: NAC Product Review

eSecurity Planet

Forescout’s Platform not only enables robust NAC capabilities, but also offers options for enhanced security, including eXtended Detection and Response (XDR). Most importantly, Forescout’s agnostic Platform works with both a wide variety of networking vendors, device vendors, and security tools. USMC ATO (Authority to Operate) U.S.

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The Hacker Mind Podcast: Surviving Stalkerware

ForAllSecure

What role might the security industry have in identifying or even stopping it? Worse stalkerware is just the tip of the iceberg. Welcome to the hacker mind, in original podcast from for all security. What role does technology play in facilitating intimate partner abuse? So here's the thing, SpyPhone is not an isolated incident.

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10 Personal Finance Lessons for Technology Professionals

Troy Hunt

Number 1 is "Mining, Resources & Energy" which had a local boom here but is now rapidly declining (down 14% on the previous year). Take mining out of the picture and the top industry ("Consulting & Strategy"), pays only 5% more than tech. I would never want to live in any of our properties we bought as investments.

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