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.
The report comes after attempts late last year by suspected North Korean hackers to steal data from at least nine healthcare companies, such as Johnson & Johnson, Novavax and AstraZeneca.
Today’s columnist, Andrea Carcano of Nozomi Networks, points out that the attempted attack at the water facility February 5 in Oldsmar, Fla., underscores the vulnerability of similar plants around the country. Carcano offers five takeaways security teams can put to work.