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MY TAKE: New tech standards, like ‘Matter’ and ‘BIMI,’ point the way to secure interoperability

The Last Watchdog

This is precisely what the consortium of software companies and device manufacturers, led Google, Amazon and Apple, set out to achieve when Matter was conceived four years ago. It’s important that as consumers are shopping for these smart home devices that they learn to recognize the Matter trademark so that they can make educated decisions.”

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To Make the Internet of Things Safe, Start with Manufacturing

Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

Typically, when they are manufactured, IoT devices receive their initial identity in the form of a “digital birth certificate.” Therefore, manufacturing is the first critical link in the chain to establish trust across the IoT. Digitally signing software and firmware to ensure integrity and protect from malware.

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CISA warns of vulnerabilities and misconfigurations exploited in ransomware attacks

Security Affairs

For present vulnerabilities and all future to be added to the catalog, this column indicates whether CISA is aware that a vulnerability has been associated with ransomware. “Today, we are pleased to announce some new resources added to the RVWP. . ” concludes the announcement. . ” concludes the announcement.

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Experts spotted a variant of the Agenda Ransomware written in Rust

Security Affairs

The Qilin ransomware-as-a-service (RaaS) group uses a double-extortion model, with most of the victims in the manufacturing and IT industries. The ransomware was originally written in Go language and was employed in attacks aimed at healthcare and education sectors in countries like Thailand and Indonesia. AGENDA.THIAFBB.”

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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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The Week in Cyber Security and Data Privacy: 5 – 11 February 2024

IT Governance

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Siemens Metaverse exposes sensitive corporate data

Security Affairs

While metaverse is no longer a buzzword, amid the sudden popularity of ChatGPT and similar AI tools, those virtual worlds are still here, presenting exciting opportunities for companies, users, and, unfortunately, threat actors. More likely, they’ll plug in an infected USB drive that could eventually even lead to ransomware.

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