Cybercriminals have many different ways of exploiting network vulnerabilities and weak spots in our cyber defenses. Considering that the number of devices we use on…
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A new IOT botnet is infecting Android-based set-top boxes
A new IoT botnet named Ares is infecting Android-based devices that have left a debug port exposed on the Internet. Among this botnet’s most common…
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Urgent11 Security Flaws Impact Routers, Printers, SCADA, And Many IoT Devices
Security researchers have disclosed details today about 11 vulnerabilities known collectively as “Urgent11” that impact a wide range of devices, from routers to medical systems,…
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Harnessing DIY IoT to Manage Type 1 Diabetes
Early last year, my family was thrust quite suddenly into the world of type 1 diabetes (T1D). We spent almost a week in the hospital…
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Bug in Anesthesia Respirators Allows Cyber-Tampering
A vulnerability in GE Healthcare’s Aestiva and Aespire anesthesia devices would allow an unauthenticated cybercriminal on the same network as the device to modify gas…
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This Is ‘Shakti’, The 1st Ever ‘Made In India’ Computer Chip Developed And Built By IIT Madras
The Indian Institute of Technology in Madras, last week, made a hallmark breakthrough for Indian computing. A group of engineers from the institute has managed…
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Consumers Urged to Junk Insecure IoT Devices
More than 2 million connected security cameras, baby monitors and other IoT devices have serious vulnerabilities that have been publicly disclosed for more than two…
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The 3 Basic Concepts of MQTT Security
Light bulbs, locks, thermostats and appliances are now designed with network connectivity in mind. One day soon, the majority of such once-isolated devices could become…
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Over 90% of data transactions on IoT devices are unencrypted
A new report that looked at millions of connections from IoT devices present on enterprise networks found that over 40% of them do not encrypt…
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Introducing IoT and Smart Cities
Introducing the Internet of Things (IoT) While you’re probably familiar with the notion of IoT, what is it, actually? Chances are good that you can…
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