The Insecurity of Video Doorbells
Schneier on Security
MARCH 5, 2024
Consumer Reports has analyzed a bunch of popular Internet-connected video doorbells. Their security is terrible.
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Schneier on Security
MARCH 5, 2024
Consumer Reports has analyzed a bunch of popular Internet-connected video doorbells. Their security is terrible.
Data Breach Today
APRIL 5, 2024
Chance of AI-Generated Content Affecting Results Appears to Remain Low - for Now China-backed attackers are continuing to refine their use of content generated using artificial intelligence tools, including audio deepfakes and video news anchors, to sow disruption and influence elections in the U.S.,
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Data Breach Today
DECEMBER 7, 2018
Convincing Face-Swapping Clips Easy to Create With Gaming Laptops and Free Tools The easy availability of tools for designing face-swapping deep-fake videos drove Symantec security researchers Vijay Thaware and Niranjan Agnihotri to design a tool for spotting deep fakes, which they described in a briefing at the Black Hat Europe 2018 conference in (..)
Schneier on Security
APRIL 29, 2022
A Privacy Analysis of Mute Buttons in Video Conferencing Apps “: Abstract: In the post-pandemic era, video conferencing apps (VCAs) have converted previously private spaces — bedrooms, living rooms, and kitchens — into semi-public extensions of the office. New research: “ Are You Really Muted?:
Data Breach Today
DECEMBER 18, 2019
Forescout Finds Serious Flaws in DTEN Conferencing Systems Video conferencing and collaboration systems are must-have tools for global companies. But new research by Forescout illustrates that elementary security errors in one vendor's system could have allowed attackers to snoop on meetings and view sensitive documents.
Data Breach Today
AUGUST 17, 2023
Nation-States Running Information Operations Embrace AI-Generated Images and Video Hackers wielding generative artificial intelligence tools have yet to pose a serious cybersecurity risk, say researchers at Google's threat intelligence group Mandiant, as they sound the alarm instead about a rise in information operations featuring AI-generated fake (..)
OneHub
SEPTEMBER 14, 2020
The sudden transition to remote working has meant that virtual tools and technologies are now uppermost in most business leaders minds. From chat and video to file sharing and more, there’s lots to consider when it comes to empowering teams to work efficiently from home. A project or work management tool. Image source.
AIIM
MAY 1, 2019
Before the introduction of online collaboration tools, work used to take place only in the office. Online collaboration tools have ended up making the world a smaller place. With the help of these collaboration tools, employers are hiring their workforce from all over the world and employees are working without relocating.
Security Affairs
AUGUST 27, 2021
Researchers from Nozomi Networks discovered a critical vulnerability that can be exploited to hack a video surveillance product made by Annke. The vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2021-32941 can be exploited by an attacker to hack a video surveillance product made by Annke, a provider of home and business security solutions.
Security Affairs
JULY 16, 2023
Researchers from SlashNext warn of the dangers related to a new generative AI cybercrime tool dubbed WormGPT. Generative AI, or generative artificial intelligence, is a type of machine learning that is able to produce text, video, images, and other types of content. ” reads the post published by Slashnext.
Security Affairs
OCTOBER 12, 2021
The FreakOut (aka Necro, N3Cr0m0rPh) Python botnet evolves, it now includes a recently published PoC exploit for Visual Tools DVR. Operators behind the FreakOut (aka Necro, N3Cr0m0rPh) Python botnet have added a PoC exploit for Visual Tools DVR, a professional digital video recorder used in surveillance video systems.
Security Affairs
JANUARY 7, 2020
Monika Bickert, Facebook for global policy management, announced that Facebook will ban deepfake videos and manipulated content. Facebook has announced it will ban deepfake videos, which are media that take a person in an existing image or video and replace them with someone else’s likeness using artificial neural networks.
Security Affairs
JULY 10, 2023
Resecurity identified the emergence of adversarial mobile Android-based Antidetect Tooling for Mobile OS-Based Fraud. Resecurity has identified the emergence of adversarial mobile Android-based tools (called “mobile anti-detects”), like Enclave and McFly, as a new frontier in fraud tradecraft evolution.
Data Breach Today
AUGUST 2, 2023
Shadow IT Incident: Health Staff Shared Images and Video Using Unauthorized Tool Shadow IT strikes again: Britain's privacy watchdog has reprimanded the NHS Lanarkshire health board in Scotland after finding its staff used WhatsApp for the unauthorized sharing of patient data and images as a workaround for in-person clinical discussions during the (..)
IT Governance
APRIL 15, 2020
Maybe you feel less guilty about having a mid-morning video chat with a colleague in lieu of your normal coffee break. The video conferencing platform Zoom has been heavily criticised in recent weeks , amid a series of allegations related to its inadequate cyber security and privacy measures. Cyber attacks. Expert advice.
eSecurity Planet
MAY 25, 2022
Intrusion detection system (IDS) and intrusion prevention system (IPS) technologies – often combined as intrusion detection and prevention (IDPS) – have been in use for decades, yet they remain important cybersecurity tools even in the face of today’s rapidly changing cyber threats and complex IT environments. IDS vs. IPS.
Preservica
SEPTEMBER 7, 2022
Recharacterizing files at scale to align with the latest tools and best practice. It involves running tools against a set of files to uncover information about them, commonly in the form of technical metadata. Preservica uses the tool DROID. Digital Preservation is a continuous and dynamic set of activities.
Data Breach Today
APRIL 1, 2023
Tools, Code Used to Hack 3CX Desktop Confirm Cyberespionage Group's Involvement Security researchers have uncovered more evidence that the North Korean Lazarus group is responsible for the software supply chain attack on 3CX, a voice and video calling desktop client used by major multinational companies.
Security Affairs
JUNE 15, 2021
The MASQ tool could be used by attackers to emulate device fingerprints thus allowing them to bypass fraud protection controls. Such activity is not limited to just payments – bad actors are also abusing social media and e-mail accounts using such tools. The tool is available for $130 and each new device fingerprint starts from $1.
The Last Watchdog
OCTOBER 10, 2023
As tragic as it is, we are in a space where video has become a crucial asset in wartime. Related: Apple tool used as warfare weapon Ukraine’s defense against Russian invaders has changed the role of video. Metadata’s role As important as the video content itself is, there is an even more critical element: metadata.
Security Affairs
APRIL 3, 2021
The popular video game publisher Activision is warning gamers that threat actors are actively disguising a remote-access trojan (RAT) in Duty Cheat cheat tool. On March 1st, the threat actor published a YouTube video advertising the COD Warzone 2020 as an “undetected” cheat and providing detailed instructions on how to use it.
Security Affairs
JUNE 22, 2019
Two vulnerabilities in VLC media player could allow remote attackers to take full control over a computer system while playing untrusted videos. An attacker could remotely take full control over a computer system while playing untrusted videos with any version of VLC media player software prior to 3.0.7. Pierluigi Paganini.
Security Affairs
APRIL 22, 2021
Cellebrite mobile forensics tool Ufed contains multiple flaws that allow arbitrary code execution on the device, SIGNAL creator warns. Cellebrite develops forensics tools for law enforcement and intelligence agencies that allow automating physically extracting and indexing data from mobile devices. ” concludes the expert.
IBM Big Data Hub
FEBRUARY 13, 2024
Tools such as Midjourney and ChatGPT are gaining attention for their capabilities in generating realistic images, video and sophisticated, human-like text, extending the limits of AI’s creative potential. Generative adversarial networks (GANs) or variational autoencoders (VAEs) are used for images, videos, 3D models and music.
Dark Reading
SEPTEMBER 7, 2023
Deepfake videos and audio of NFL players and phishing communications via ChatGPT-like tools are a worry, the NFL's CISO says.
Dark Reading
FEBRUARY 7, 2019
Lifesize is issuing a hotfix to address vulnerabilities in its enterprise collaboration devices, which could give hackers a gateway into target organizations.
Security Affairs
MAY 24, 2019
Snapchat internal staff has allegedly abused their role in the company to spy on Snapchat users using and internal tools and steal data. Snapchat is a multimedia messaging app that makes pictures, videos, and messages (snaps) available for a short time before they become inaccessible to their recipients. ” reports Motherboard.
Krebs on Security
FEBRUARY 28, 2024
The attackers impersonate established cryptocurrency investors and ask to schedule a video conference call. The investor expressed interest in financially supporting Doug’s startup, and asked if Doug could find time for a video call to discuss investment prospects. “We are actively working on fixing these problems.
Data Breach Today
APRIL 6, 2020
With the COVID-19 pandemic forcing large portions of the workforce to shift to telework, CISOs need to rethink corporate policies on the use of video conferencing platforms and other communications tools, says NIST's Jeff Greene, who offers risk mitigation advice.
WIRED Threat Level
JULY 20, 2023
A landmark $13 million settlement with the City of New York is the latest in a string of legal wins for protesters who were helped by a video-analysis tool that smashes the “bad apple” myth.
Krebs on Security
JULY 11, 2023
In late 2022, security experts at Sophos , Trend Micro and Cisco warned that ransomware criminals were using signed, malicious drivers in an attempt to evade antivirus and endpoint detection and response (EDR) tools. “The software comes in the form of two software tools that are available on GitHub,” Goodin explained.
Schneier on Security
JANUARY 10, 2020
Special Services Group, a company that sells surveillance tools to the FBI, DEA, ICE, and other US government agencies, has had its secret sales brochure published. The Tombstone Cam is our newest video concealment offering the ability to conduct remote surveillance operations from cemeteries," one section of the Black Book reads.
The Security Ledger
MARCH 27, 2024
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Dark Reading
AUGUST 29, 2023
Artificial intelligence tools can automate the analysis of logs, video, and other important but tedious aspects of investigations.
ForAllSecure
JUNE 14, 2021
Static application security testing, also known as static code analysis is perhaps the most popular tool. That's where we need to consider a third type of software testing tool. In the next video, we'll talk more in depth about fuzz testing. Watch the full video here. Static Analysis. Read the full white paper here.
KnowBe4
OCTOBER 29, 2018
From clicking on phishing emails to leaving personal information unsecured, the video explores the variety of dangers a lack of security awareness can pose. The post Video: Don’t be a Security Zombie! These beasts were once thoughtful Internet or technology users who were turned after a just a few preventable mistakes.
IT Governance
JULY 17, 2018
Find out more about our gap analysis tools. The EU GDPR Compliance Gap Assessment Tool is designed to allow organisations to assess their own compliance status. It is a questionnaire-driven tool that comes with a how-to video presented by IT Governance’s founder and executive chairman, Alan Calder.
KnowBe4
DECEMBER 29, 2023
Text to Video (T2V) Technology The advancement in T2V technology means that AI-generated videos could become a new frontier for misinformation and deepfakes. These sophisticated AI tools are already being used to sway public opinion or create political unrest, there are a whopping 40 global elections in 2024.
Security Affairs
JUNE 21, 2021
The US National Security Agency (NSA) released guidance for securing Unified Communications/Voice and Video over IP Systems (VVoIP). NSA last week released guidance for securing their communication systems, specifically Unified Communications (UC) and Voice and Video over IP (VVoIP). ” reads the guidance published by the NSA.
Schneier on Security
MAY 1, 2018
Researchers at Princeton University have released IoT Inspector , a tool that analyzes the security and privacy of IoT devices by examining the data they send across the Internet. They've already used the tool to study a bunch of different IoT devices.
Security Affairs
OCTOBER 31, 2023
World-in-HD (WiHD), a French private video torrent community, left an open instance exposing the emails and passwords of all of its users and administrators. WiHD is a private tracker dedicated to distributing high-definition video content. WiHD is a private tracker dedicated to distributing high-definition video content.
John Battelle's Searchblog
NOVEMBER 7, 2011
As early as 2003, which was the first year I began writing this site, I wrote about the idea of “video as grammar.” ” By this I meant (and mean) that I foresaw a day when our culture communicated with itself using video much as we currently use text. Thank God for Andy Baio’s obsessions, is all I can say.
Threatpost
JUNE 24, 2020
The CryCryptor malware strain is a brand-new family of threats, leveraging COVID-19 to spread.
The Last Watchdog
JULY 1, 2022
These include lurking devices (think home automation tools and other smart devices lying around in the same room your employee works or attends confidential meetings from) to sophisticated email phishing attacks using pseudo names of the CXOs (since, well everything is virtual). Tools and best practices.
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