Paul Wagenseil / via Tom's Guide / Oct. 18, 2019
Heads up: There's a potentially serious software flaw that could be used to crash or compromise millions of routers, smart-home devices, smart TVs, PCs running Linux and even Android smartphones.
The issue lies with the Linux driver software for Realtek Wi-Fi chips. A coding error makes it possible for someone within Wi-Fi range to disable or possibly even hijack the device. The attacker won't need to know your Wi-Fi network password or the network name.
Read more: Wi-Fi Flaw Could Crash Millions of Phones, Routers, Smart-Home Devices
Edward Snowden / via The Guardian / Oct. 16, 2019
In every country of the world, the security of computers keeps the lights on, the shelves stocked, the dams closed, and transportation running. For more than half a decade, the vulnerability of our computers and computer networks has been ranked the number one risk in the US Intelligence Community’s Worldwide Threat Assessment – that’s higher than terrorism, higher than war. Your bank balance, the local hospital’s equipment, and the 2020 US presidential election, among many, many other things, all depend on computer safety.
Read more: Without encryption, we will lose all privacy. This is our new battleground
Jonny Evans / via Computerworld / Oct. 16, 2019
Security matters, and attacks against connected devices are on the rise. That's why Apple's HomeKit-enabled routers are important.
How secure are the connected smart devices you keep in your home and at work? How much protection have you put in place, and have you even taken a minute to change your default router password?
Computer says no
The truth is many smart home device users (and those running connected devices in smart offices, enterprises, manufacturing and beyond) may not yet have taken stock of their security.
Lu Zhang / via ReadWrite / Oct. 15, 2019
Can we see that maintaining a software-obsessed tech industry is self-sabotage? As a venture capitalist, I know there’s incredible excitement around quantum computing. Yet, as a material scientist, I also see the technology is at least five years away from commercialization. Once again, we see a bias that plagues the tech community: software overshadowing hardware. But, continuing with the software-obsessed tech industry is self-sabotage.
Read more: Maintaining a Software-Obsessed Tech Industry is Self-Sabotage
Mukesh Nailwal / via TechGenix / Oct. 14 2019
Moving to the cloud has become a key strategy for organizations as it enables accessing software-as-a-service over the Internet. It’s also a safe way to store and share data. Business productivity ramps up as employees access data from any location for completing crucial business tasks. However, when it comes to storing data on the cloud, security is one crucial aspect that can’t be compromised at any cost.
Read more: Cloud security basics: How to ensure that your data is safe
Andy Greenberg / via WIRED / Oct. 10, 2019
A new proof-of-concept hardware implant shows how easy it may be to hide malicious chips inside IT equipment.
More than a year has passed since Bloomberg Businessweek grabbed the lapels of the cybersecurity world with a bombshell claim: that Supermicro motherboards in servers used by major tech firms, including Apple and Amazon, had been stealthily implanted with a chip the size of a rice grain that allowed Chinese hackers to spy deep into those networks. Apple, Amazon, and Supermicro all vehemently denied the report. The NSA dismissed it as a false alarm. The Defcon hacker conference awarded it two Pwnie Awards, for "most overhyped bug" and "most epic fail." And no follow-up reporting has yet affirmed its central premise.
Read more: Planting Tiny Spy Chips in Hardware Can Cost as Little as $200
cuelogic / via IoT For All / Oct. 1, 2019
Though IoT applications offer a host of advantages which will surely cause a disruption in technology as we know it, it comes with a fresh set of challenges, which need to be addressed in order to make it work effectively.
The Internet of Things (IoT) has taken the world by storm. According to predictions, there will be around 30 billion connected devices in the year 2020. This means that some or all of your home appliances, like TVs, AC units, refrigerators, etc., might have the capability to be controlled remotely. Though IoT applications offer a host of advantages that will surely cause a disruption in technology as we know it, it comes with a fresh set of challenges, which needs to be addressed in order to make it work effectively.
Read more: IoT Application Security Challenges and Solutions