IoT

A hacking collective compromised roughly 150,000 internet-connected surveillance cameras from Verkada. Now experts are weighing in on the potential ramifications that can befall an organization if security footage is leaked or falls into the wrong hands.

A few years ago hackers entered an unnamed casino’s data network by exploiting IoT devices in a lobby fish tank. Today’s columnist, Ian Ferguson of Lynx Software Technologies, offers advice on how to lock down IoT systems.

Today’s columnist, Liviu Arsene of Bitdefender, offers some actionable advice to security pros for locking down networks in the work-from-home era.

Some of the tested stacks, which are also used in industrial equipment and other networked products, have yet to be patched.

COVID-19 created an immediate demand for social distancing, which in turn created demand for devices to ensure compliance. Security concerns and testing, however, might fall to the wayside.

What does that correlation mean for chief information security officers? SC Media spoke to Kelly White, RiskRecon founder and CEO, to find out.

Softing Industrial Automation GmbH, Kepware PTC, and Matrikon Honeywell all provided fixes for their respective products after security firm Claroty privately disclosed them during 2020.