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Cyber Security Roundup for December 2020
A roundup of UK focused Cyber and Information Security News, Blog Posts, Reports and general Threat Intelligence from the previous calendar month, November 2020.Manchester United FC remains impacted by a seemly major ...
Amazon Sidewalk, Federal IoT Security Law, Facebook Messenger Bug
In episode 149 for November 30th 2020: Police begin to pilot a program to live-stream Amazon Ring cameras, new details about Amazon Sidewalk, Congress unanimously passes a federal Internet of Things security ...
Hacking Christmas Gifts: Putting IoT Under the Microscope
If high-tech gadgets are on your holiday shopping list, it is worth taking a moment to think about the particular risks they may bring. Under the wrong circumstances, even an innocuous gift ...
Is Cybersecurity Smart Enough to Protect Automated Buildings?
Hacked air conditioning and plummeting elevators? Imagine that you are in an elevator in a high rise building when suddenly the elevator starts to plummet with no apparent stopping mechanism other than ...
Congress Passes IoT Security Act, but is it Toothless?
The House and the Senate have both passed a bipartisan bill to shore up the security of “internet of things” devices ...
Adventures in MQTT Part II: Identifying MQTT Brokers in the Wild
The use of publicly accessible MQTT brokers is prevalent across numerous verticals and technology fields. I was able to identify systems related to energy production, hospitality, finance, healthcare, pharmaceutical manufacturing, building management, ...
Disconnect Your TCL Smart TV From the Internet—NOW
Researchers are sounding the alarm about Android TVs from TCL. A pair of bugs make them serious targets for hackers, and the TVs have a Chinese backdoor ...
Avionics Safety and Secured Connectivity: A Look at DO-326A/ED-202A, DO-355 and DO-356
One of the major improvements that the avionics industry is undergoing is an Internet of Things (IoT) upgrade. And this is inevitably affecting how airlines approach aircraft safety. From the beginning, safety ...
Network Security: Why Visibility Isn’t Enough
In the new Industry 4.0, the number of connected IoT devices is growing by 127 every second and is expected to reach over 75 billion by 2025, many of which will be ...
Protecting the healthcare industry from cyber threats
2020 has been an inflex point for the healthcare industry. How can we help protect this critical sector from a growing number of cyberattacks? ...
