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IoT Unravelled Part 3: Security

Troy Hunt

Now for the big challenge - security. The "s" in IoT is for Security Ok, so the joke is a stupid oldie, but a hard truth lies within it: there have been some shocking instances of security lapses in IoT devices. But there are also some quick wins, especially in the realm of "using your common sense". Let's dive into it.

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Sounding the Alarm on Emergency Alert System Flaws

Krebs on Security

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is urging states and localities to beef up security around proprietary devices that connect to the Emergency Alert System — a national public warning system used to deliver important emergency information, such as severe weather and AMBER alerts. “But nothing ever happened. .

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The Hacker Mind: Hacking Aerospace

ForAllSecure

” The event, which was captured on video and also reported in Wired magazine, sent a message to the automotive industry. In fact, I remember starting a new job by flying to Auburn Hills, Michigan for the very first meeting of the Featherstone Group, a collection of automotive OEM executive and security professionals.

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Is India's Aadhaar System Really "Hack-Proof"? Assessing a Publicly Observable Security Posture

Troy Hunt

Both during this week and over previous years, there's been various headlines calling the security posture of Aadhaar into question and the Indian government has been vehemently refuting any suggestion that the system isn't top notch. Security /= George blocking — Vatsalya Goel (@vatsalyagoel) January 9, 2018.

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The Hacker Mind Podcast: DEF CON Villages

ForAllSecure

Anyone who has anyone in the information security community is usually melting under the hot Nevada sun. And by de I'm an analyst at Javelin strategy and research where I do security risk and fraud for the financial services industry. I write a monthly security column for Windows Secrets and I do a couple other things on the side.

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The Hacker Mind Podcast: Surviving Stalkerware

ForAllSecure

What role might the security industry have in identifying or even stopping it? Some of those who bought the spyware were allegedly able to see live locations of the devices, view the targets emails, photos, web browsing history, text messages, video calls, etc. Welcome to the hacker mind, in original podcast from for all security.

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Supply Chain Security is the Whole Enchilada, But Who’s Willing to Pay for It?

Krebs on Security

From time to time, there emerge cybersecurity stories of such potential impact that they have the effect of making all other security concerns seem minuscule and trifling by comparison. Yesterday was one of those times. Bloomberg Businessweek on Thursday published a bombshell investigation alleging that Chinese cyber spies had used a U.S.-based