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The German BSI agency recommends replacing Kaspersky antivirus software

Security Affairs

“The Federal Office for Information Security (BSI) warns according to ยง7BSIlaw before using virus protection software from the Russian manufacturer Kaspersky. BSI remarks that the trust in the reliability and self-protection of a manufacturer as well as his authentic ability to act is crucial for the safe use of any defense software.

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Siemens Metaverse exposes sensitive corporate data

Security Affairs

It also discovered Siemens leaking four sets of WordPress users, and three sets of backend and authentication endpoint URLs on different endpoints of the affected systems. Backend and authentication endpoint URLs, used to verify users before giving them access, could lead to attackers testing them for vulnerabilities and exploiting them.

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China-linked threat actors have breached telcos and network service providers

Security Affairs

Both tools could be used to target SOHO and other routers manufactured by major industry providers, including Cisco, Fortinet, and MikroTik. Enforce multifactor authentication (MFA) for all users, without exception [ D3-MFA ]. ” reads the advisory published by the US agencies. Enforce MFA on all VPN connections [ D3-MFA ].

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The IoT Cybersecurity Act of 2020: Implications for Devices

eSecurity Planet

For any IoT device vendors currently contracted by the government, this is what we know so far from the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST): Required reading for IoT manufacturers: foundational guidelines about IoT vulnerabilities ( 8259 ) and a core baseline of necessary cybersecurity components ( 8259A ). Data protection.

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Guest Blog: TalkingTrust. Whatโ€™s driving the security of IoT?

Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

There are so many reasons why manufacturers connect their products to the Internet, whether itโ€™s industrial machines, medical devices, consumer goods or even cars. Additionally, many auto manufacturers now have the ability to remotely update software to fix vulnerabilities or even upgrade functionality. Co-ordination is key.

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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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Weekly Vulnerability Recap โ€“ August 14, 2023 โ€“ Old or New, Vulnerabilities Need Management

eSecurity Planet

2017 Zyxel Vulnerability Under Active Attack Fortinet issued an alert about thousands of daily attacks looking to perform a command injection attack on end-of-life Zyxel routers. The vulnerability is nearly six years old, and Zyxel previously issued a security advisory about the Gafgyt malware in 2019 that exploited CVE-2017-18368.