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MY TAKE: Why companies and consumers must collaborate to stop the plundering of IoT systems

The Last Watchdog

The Internet of Things (IoT) has come a long, long way since precocious students at Carnegie Melon University installed micro-switches inside of a Coca-Cola vending machine so they could remotely check on the temperature and availability of their favorite beverages. Related: Companies sustain damage from IoT attacks That was back in 1982.

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Russia-linked STRONTIUM APT targets IoT devices to hack corporate networks

Security Affairs

The STRONTIUM Russia-linked APT group is compromising common IoT devices to gain access to several corporate networks. Researchers at Microsoft observed the Russia-linked APT group STRONTIUM abusing IoT devices to gain access to several corporate networks. ” IoT risk must be taken seriously.

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White House Releases National Cybersecurity Strategy

Hunton Privacy

s ability to assist allies and partners in strengthening cybersecurity, (iv) building coalitions to reinforce global norms of responsible state behavior, and (v) securing global supply chains for information, communications and operational technology products and services that power the U.S. economy.

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Highlights from the New U.S. Cybersecurity Strategy

Krebs on Security

military in disrupting cybercriminal infrastructure, and it names China as the single biggest cyber threat to U.S. The Biden administration said it would continue its previously announced plans to develop a system of labeling that could be applied to various IoT products and give consumers some idea of how secure the products may be. .

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MY TAKE: Why security innovations paving the way for driverless cars will make IoT much safer

The Last Watchdog

Driverless autos, trucks and military transport vehicles are on a fast track for wide deployment in the next five years. military and intelligence agencies. Grimm CEO Brain Demuth told me he hopes the work Grimm has commenced in Sparta will also contribute to generally elevating the security of all types of IoT systems.

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NEW TECH: Silverfort extends ‘adaptive multi-factor authentication’ via key partnerships

The Last Watchdog

Silverfort is the brainchild of a band of colleagues who toiled together in the encryption branch of Unit 8200 , the elite cybersecurity arm of the Israeli military. This includes cloud services, mobile platforms, IoT devices and hybrid networks. And there is a risk that true positive alerts will be ignored.”.

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Network Security Architecture: Best Practices & Tools

eSecurity Planet

Endpoint: Enables access for human users and computer services and commonly includes PCs, laptops, Internet of Things (IoT), and operational technology (OT). Cloud infrastructure entitlement management (CIEM): Manages compliance, risk, and security with controlled user, system, and app cloud resource access.

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