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

The Last Watchdog

However, there’s still a long way to go to achieve deep interoperability of interconnected services in a way that preserves privacy and is very secure. BIMI essentially is a carrot-on-a-stick mechanism designed to incentivize e-mail marketers to proactively engage in suppressing email spoofing. identification.”

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NCSC: New UK law bans default passwords on smart devices

Security Affairs

The UK National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) orders smart device manufacturers to ban default passwords starting from April 29, 2024. National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) is urging manufacturers of smart devices to comply with new legislation that bans default passwords. ” reads the announcement published by NCSC.

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Accelerating Data Security and Manufacturing Production for Medical Sensors by 20x with nTropy.io and Thales

Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

Accelerating Data Security and Manufacturing Production for Medical Sensors by 20x with nTropy.io For these reasons, medical device security is a top priority. To protect medical devices with PKI, each device needs to have certain components (certificates, keys) embedded during the manufacturing process.

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Cleaning Products manufacturer Clorox Company took some systems offline after a cyberattack

Security Affairs

Cleaning products manufacturer Clorox Company announced that it has taken some systems offline in response to a cyberattack. The Clorox Company is a multinational consumer goods company that specializes in the production and marketing of various household and professional cleaning, health, and personal care products.

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Analysis: The Security of 5G Devices, Networks

Data Breach Today

Security Experts Outline Their Concerns So far, much of the discussion about 5G security has focused on avoiding the use of technology from Chinese manufacturers, including Huawei and ZTE.

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House Energy and Commerce Leaders Demand Information from Various Toy Manufacturers

Hunton Privacy

Given the shift of marketing efforts from traditional television outlets to social media platforms, Committee Leaders are concerned about failure to protect children’s privacy, security and mental health on social media platforms. The letters from the Committee Leaders asked that each toy manufacturer respond by November 9, 2022.

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

Security Affairs

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.”.