Cybersecurity Starts in the Boardroom
…and the customers are likely to be the ones paying for the corporate mistakes and shortcuts. One of our team has just been away on holiday and had to leave their new shiny electric SUV at home because of “charging stress” between their home and the holiday cottage 300 miles …
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There is no resolution to this story of a wireless camera connected cat feeder wanting to connect to the Chinese technology company Baidu: Why is My Cat Using Baidu? And Other IoT DNS Oddities – SANS Internet Storm Center The Internet of Things promises so many nice things – like …
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The Internet of Things, a great idea, when they are secure – these lights from Ikea obviously are not: Ikea smart bulbs can be exploited to force them to blink • The Register Your takeaway from this is to look at your IoT and connected devices (such as CCTV) and …
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Like medical devices: Four vulnerabilities discovered in popular infusion pumps, WiFi batteries – The Record by Recorded Future Your takeaway from this is to look at your IoT and connected devices (such as CCTV) and check they meet your cybersecurity standard, are patched and secured and if administered by a …
I have written before about the security limitations of “Internet of Things” (IoT) devices. Many of them are simple devices, possibly based on older tech, they tend to lack the hardware to allow for regular security updates, etc, etc etc. At least the UK Government is enacting laws to make …
This is a warning that we not only access App stores from our phones, but smart TVs, smart speakers, voice assistants, games consoles, computers and other devices all have app stores we use. Application Stores – NCSC.GOV.UK If there are any weaknesses in these various app stores, then you can …
Here is a story I could not miss bringing you. Craig Newmark, who founded Craigslist, is going to invest money into projects that will help reveal the cyber security risks or strengths of consumer devices such as IoT home devices, cars and other smart devices. Craig Newmark Philanthropies will make …
