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IoT Cybersecurity: 5 Major Vulnerabilities and How to Tackle Them

Security Affairs

The hacker exploited the vulnerability and used these IoT devices to launch a massive attack on social media platforms. Some of the major social media platforms, including Twitter, were down for a couple of hours. As an example, we could use communications between systems that are not properly encrypted.

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The Hacker Mind Podcast: Hacking the Art of Invisibility

ForAllSecure

It's a process of protecting critical information through encryption and being aware of the potential for eavesdropping on conversations. In this episode, I'm going to discuss how hard it is to be absolutely invisible online. How there are always breadcrumbs and fingerprints left behind that could potentially identify you.

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Security Keys

Imperial Violet

The codes may also be socially engineered as they can be read over the phone etc by a confused user. These share all the flaws of HOTP/TOTP and add concerns around the social engineering of phone companies to redirect messages and, in extreme cases, manipulation of the SS7 network. RSA SecurID ).

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