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Guest Blog: TalkingTrust. What’s driving the security of IoT?

Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

Imagine a world where the retail value of your car actually grows over time – that’s now becoming a reality. The same rings true for encryption and authentication. The automotive industry is a primary example of how Internet-based threats can impact the privacy and safety of end users (aka drivers).

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The Hacker Mind: Hacking IoT

ForAllSecure

In 2013, researcher Nitesh Dhanjani found that a popular brand used simple MD5 hashes of the device's MAC addresses for authentication. Problem is, MAC addresses are not great for authentication. There's a smart IoT enabled toothbrush for example, I mean, a toothbrush is a stick with bristles. In addition to a smart coffee mug.

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The Hacker Mind: Hacking IoT

ForAllSecure

In 2013, researcher Nitesh Dhanjani found that a popular brand used simple MD5 hashes of the device's MAC addresses for authentication. Problem is, MAC addresses are not great for authentication. There's a smart IoT enabled toothbrush for example, I mean, a toothbrush is a stick with bristles. In addition to a smart coffee mug.

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The Hacker Mind Podcast: Going Passwordless

ForAllSecure

For example, here’s Jerry Lewis in a scene from a 1950s film, where he’s trying to break into a Nazi German military base. But this method of authentication is flawed; either hashed or hashed and salted, usernames and passwords can still be stolen and reused. So we need passwords, but passwords just aren’t perfect.

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Types of Malware & Best Malware Protection Practices

eSecurity Planet

This article dives into the lexicon of malware, offering descriptions, protections, and examples of each. Examples of Adware Malware Attacks. While there are hundreds of adware versions, some of the most common examples include Fireball, Appearch, DollarRevenue, Gator, and DeskAd. Examples of Backdoor Malware Attacks.

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The Hacker Mind Podcast: The Internet As A Pen Test

ForAllSecure

That's an example of AI. You have to show to me that you're using multi factor authentication that you're doing vulnerability scanning and mitigation that you're harming your niche. I will give you an example. MUSIC] VAMOSI: The Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard or PCI DSS has, for example, very strict requirements.