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 …
New botnet in the wild targeting routers and IoT devices
The cyber criminal group Keksec is using Enemybot to attack routers and IoT devices, exploiting a remote code execution (RCE) vulnerability CVE-2022-27226. Enemybot: a new Mirai, Gafgyt hybrid botnet joins the scene | ZDNet New Enemybot botnet blends Linux backdoor bot Gafgyt, Mirai • The Register This botnet is part …
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Inside Trickbot – UPDATED
Here is a geeky article from a Microsoft research team – only read it if the intricacies of a hack interest you. Trickbot is a well established, sophisticated piece of malware that has been developed and expanded since it was first discovered in 2016. This constant change makes it a …
Home automation and Smart Devices – some questions to be answered
Sunday reading over breakfast. Just before you jump in and automate your or if you already have connected your home to the internet of things you should have a look at this article by Iain Nash – a PhD candidate, Centre for Commercial Law Studies, Queen Mary University of London …
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Microsoft research highlights the importance of the UK’s PSTI legislation
Microsoft has an article looking at the innovation and commercial benefits of the Internet of Things (IoT) and operational technology (OT), but which also looks at the significant privacy and cyber security challenges of the technologies. The report includes empirical data from the customer’s perspective. New research shows IoT and …
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