The CERT Coordination Center (CERT/CC) has released information on 33 vulnerabilities, known as AMNESIA:33, affecting multiple embedded open-source Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) stacks. A remote attacker could exploit some of these vulnerabilities to take control of an affected system.
The IoT Cybersecurity Improvement Act has been officially signed into law. The bipartisan legislation, sponsored by Reps. Robin Kelly, D-Ill., and Will Hurd, R-Texas, and Sens. Mark Warner, D-Va., and Cory Gardner, R-Colo., requires that any IoT device purchased with government money meet minimum security standards.
For years, just about every update of consumer cloud applications would include new features that the user could configure around their personal taste, convenience, and preferred uses. Over time, and with increasing features and capabilities, what had begun as an application’s simple settings, was replaced by a proliferation of tabs, cascading drop-down menus, banners, breadcrumbs, hyperlinks, bookmarks, and more, creating a world of choices and individual styles.
Silicon Valley company FireEye, who is often on the front lines of defending companies and critical infrastructure from cyberattacks, has been breached by hackers.
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With the growing adoption of connected solutions like telehealth come heightened security risks. How can healthcare organizations best balance protection, innovation, and patient care? Recognizing the increasingly interconnected nature of IT infrastructure, and incorporating security into product design, is a start.
The boards of directors of G4S have made a recommendation to its shareholders that it accept a cash offer from Atlas UK Bidco Limited, a newly incorporated entity that is indirectly controlled by Allied Universal. Shareholders have not yet voted, however, and other offers could still be made.
As the United States continues to struggle amid the COVID-19 pandemic, many companies have been searching for creative solutions to help stop the spread of this virus. One of these solutions includes thermal temperature screening checker systems, and while these systems have been implemented in many places of business, hospitals, airports and schools across the country, there seems to be considerable misconceptions about the camera technology and its effectiveness. Here are some of the most common misconceptions.
The risk to the financial sector is extremely high, and due to the high value of financial data, cybercriminals are increasingly targeting customer banking credentials when carrying out attacks. Below, we speak to Robert O'Connor, Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) for Neocova Corporation, about the cybersecurity challenges within financial institutions and best practices to safeguard financial data and prevent attacks.
For venues, software applications for digital signage and wayfinding technology is one example of technology that can help mitigate the risks of in-person operations at the front door and past the entrance to keep organizations running smoothly in the face of an uncertain future.