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MY TAKE: PKI, digital certificates now ready to take on the task of securing digital transformation

The Last Watchdog

Related: Why PKI is well-suited to secure the Internet of Things PKI is the authentication and encryption framework on which the Internet is built. In the classic case of a human user clicking to a website, CAs, like DigiCert, verify the authenticity of the website and encrypt the data at both ends.

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Outlaw is Back, a New Crypto-Botnet Targets European Organizations

Security Affairs

Shellbot is known since 2005 and even available on GitHub. We suggest to harden and update your SSH server configuring authentication with authorized keys and disabling passwords. The script looks like the following: Figure 5: Content of the “a” file. Then that the “ upd ” script is executed.

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The Hacker Mind Podcast: Hacking High-Tech Cars

ForAllSecure

As more and more automotive manufacturers start incorporating computer technology into their expensive BMWs, Mercedes Ferraris and Porsches. This streetwise criminal realized he could defeat the manufacturers' anti theft software with his own. A proximity authenticate, and CC by forwarding the data from a baseband to the link layer.

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Types of Malware & Best Malware Protection Practices

eSecurity Planet

Most device or software manufacturers place backdoors in their products intentionally and for a good reason. In 2005, Sony BMG delivered millions of CDs with a rootkit that monitored listening habits and unintentionally left a backdoor to the device for cybercriminals. Backdoors. Examples of Backdoor Malware Attacks. Spy trojan.

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