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Crickets from Chirp Systems in Smart Lock Key Leak

Krebs on Security

government is warning that “smart locks” securing entry to an estimated 50,000 dwellings nationwide contain hard-coded credentials that can be used to remotely open any of the locks. The lock’s maker Chirp Systems remains unresponsive, even though it was first notified about the critical weakness in March 2021.

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IoT Cybersecurity: 5 Major Vulnerabilities and How to Tackle Them

Security Affairs

If you take a look at the global market for IoT, you can easily spot the trend. The market surpassed $100 billion in revenue, and it’s revenue for the 2025 projections tell us that it will hit $1.5 Simple or reused passwords are still a problem. Instead, people come up with passwords that are comfortable. Vicious insider.

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Ransomware Protection in 2021

eSecurity Planet

Ransomware frequently contains extraction capabilities that can steal critical information like usernames and passwords, so stopping ransomware is serious business. The internet is fraught with peril these days, but nothing strikes more fear into users and IT security pros than the threat of ransomware. Jump to: What is ransomware?

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The Hacker Mind Podcast: Fuzzing Crypto

ForAllSecure

Cryptocurrency is a digital currency designed to work as a medium of monetary exchange through transactions on a computer network and is not reliant on any central authority, such as a government or bank, to uphold or maintain it. So what if you accidentally forget the password? For some people, crypto means cryptography.

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Best Facial Recognition Software for Enterprises In 2022

eSecurity Planet

With nothing more than an employee’s face needed to gain access, accounts can be set up and access levels changed relatively easily, without the hassle or insecurity of improperly saved passwords. Still, as the limitations of passwords are well-documented , FRS technology has a number of promising cybersecurity applications.

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Top IoT Security Solutions of 2021

eSecurity Planet

Armis was acquired at a $1 billion price tag by Insight Partners in January 2020, joining Insight’s other cybersecurity subsidiaries like SentinelOne, Perimeter81, Mimecast, and Tenable. Armis’ solutions include cybersecurity asset management, OT security, ICS risk assessment, zero trust , and more. Armis Features.

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The Week in Cyber Security and Data Privacy: 26 February – 3 March 2024

IT Governance

Affected information includes users’ names, email addresses, IP addresses and encrypted passwords. International operation takes down cyber crime market DĂ¼sseldorf Police has seized control of Crimemarket, a German-language criminal trading platform with over 180,000 users. The claim is yet to be verified. EasyPark data breach: 21.1