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Experts Say Chinese Safes Pose Risks to US National Security

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Senator Urges Government to Tell Public About Little-Known Manufacturer Reset Codes Experts told ISMG that Chinese-made locks and commercial safes could pose national security risks when used by major U.S.

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Medical Device Security: The Manufacturer's View

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Michael McNeil of Philips on the Manufacturer's Role in Improving Device Cybersecurity Awareness of medical device security issues has grown dramatically over the past few years. But Michael McNeil of device manufacturer Philips argues that cybersecurity is still years behind where it should be, so stakeholders are playing catch-up.

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Zyxel Warns of Attacks on Its Firewall, VPN Products

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Company Advises Users to Maintain Proper Security Policies as It Prepares Hotfix Taiwanese networking device manufacturer Zyxel is notifying customers about an ongoing series of attacks on some of its enterprise firewall and VPN products and is advising users to maintain proper remote access security policies as it prepares a hotfix.

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Likely State Hackers Exploiting Palo Alto Firewall Zero-Day

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Company Released a Hotfix to the Command Injection Vulnerability Firewall appliance manufacturer Palo Alto Networks rushed out a hotfix Friday to a command injection vulnerability present in its custom operating system after security researchers spotted a campaign to exploit the zero-day starting in March, likely from a state-backed threat actor.

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The Importance of Securing Operational Technology

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Shankar Karthikason on How to Stem the Growing Cyberthreat to Manufacturing Manufacturing is a huge industry with massive amounts of critical data and IoT surfaces, and it is also a lucrative target for cybercriminals.

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Sierra Wireless halted production at its manufacturing sites due to ransomware attack

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Sierra Wireless is a Canadian multinational wireless communications equipment designer and manufacturer headquartered in Richmond, British Columbia, Canada. Sierra Wireless announced it has halted its production at manufacturing facilities due to the ransomware attack, it is currently working to restart the production “soon.”.

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A cyber attack forced the wind turbine manufacturer Nordex Group to shut down some of IT systems

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Nordex Group, one of the largest manufacturers of wind turbines, was hit by a cyberattack that forced the company to shut down part of its infrastructure. Nordex Group, one of the world’s largest manufacturers of wind turbines, was the victim of a cyberattack that forced the company to take down multiple systems.