Schneier on Security

JUNE 21, 2019

In 2017, some Android phones came with a backdoor pre-installed : Criminals in 2017 managed to get an advanced backdoor preinstalled on Android devices before they left the factories of manufacturers, Google researchers confirmed on Thursday. The attackers used the backdoor to surreptitiously download and install modules.

Manufacturing 103

Manufacturing Libraries Security IT 103

Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

MARCH 10, 2021

What’s driving the security of IoT? The Urgency for Security in a Connected World. There are so many reasons why manufacturers connect their products to the Internet, whether it’s industrial machines, medical devices, consumer goods or even cars. Device Security is Hard. Guest Blog: TalkingTrust. Thu, 03/11/2021 - 07:39.

IoT 77

IoT Security Manufacturing Encryption 77

Schneier on Security

OCTOBER 22, 2019

Extending the approach of looking back from 2017 to the larger national economy required the selection of economic sectors best represented by the 169 survey respondents. Still, I like seeing this kind of analysis about security infrastructure. Thus, the NPV from today's perspective is $8,772,000,000; the B/C ratio is therefore 70.2/1;

Encryption 49

Encryption Agriculture Retail Manufacturing 49

IT Governance

DECEMBER 13, 2018

This week, in our last podcast of the year, we revisit some of the biggest information security stories from the past 12 months. As is now traditional, I’ve installed myself in the porter’s chair next to the fire in the library, ready to recap some of the year’s more newsworthy information security events.

Data breaches 71

Data breaches Personal data Access GDPR 71

ForAllSecure

DECEMBER 17, 2021

As I produce this episode, there's a dangerous new vulnerability known informally as Log4Shell, it’s a flaw in an open source Java logging library developed by the Apache Foundation and, in the hands of a malicious actor, could allow for remote code injection. And there’s the researchers, the one that come along and find things.

Computer and Electronics 52

Computer and Electronics IT Security Libraries 52

eSecurity Planet

FEBRUARY 16, 2021

Rogue security software. Architect a premium network security model like SASE that encompasses SD-WAN , CASB , secure web gateways , ZTNA , FWaaS , and microsegmentation. Most device or software manufacturers place backdoors in their products intentionally and for a good reason. Jump ahead: Adware. Bots and botnets.

Phishing 105

Phishing Ransomware Passwords Access 105