IoT security is bad mostly everywhere, but threats against medical devices bring some of the most worrying potential for damage against health care organizations and their patients.
CheckPoint Research explained how the misuse of a real-time database, notification managers, and storage exposed the personal data of users, leaving corporate resources vulnerable to bad threat actors.
A notable rise in firmware vulnerabilities comes at a time when more run-of-the-mill criminals have access. CISA proposed a multi-step approach to tackle the growing threat.
In predictions for 2030, researchers honed in on a list of emerging technologies that could create new wrinkles in the security landscape, including automation, machine learning and AI, additive manufacturing and the prevalence of 5G and widescale IoT.
Researchers found 167 counterfeit Android and iOS apps that attackers used to steal money from victims who believed they installed a financial trading, banking or cryptocurrency app from a trusted provider.
The crown jewel security feature is HP's micro-virtualization and isolation technology, which shift risky activities to hardware-enforced virtual machines.
Today's special columnist, Scott Register of Keysight Technologies, says government and industry must come together to secure the nation's critical infrastructure in the wake of the Colonial Pipeline hack.
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