The Parallax

JUNE 18, 2018

On May 25, the FBI issued a clarion call to a broad swath of Wi-Fi router owners: To clear out a potential botnet malware infection, reboot your router. The malware, VPNFilter, allowed hackers to snoop on all traffic passing through the router, including stealing website log-ins, as well as disable the device.

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CTOvision

FEBRUARY 22, 2017

This article increases awareness for organizations seeking to enhance their digital risk posture against the increasing threat of ransomware (a type of malware) deployed by threat actors to prevent or limit users from accessing their system until a ransom is paid.

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IoT Disaster Recovery Hotels Malware 84

CTOvision

NOVEMBER 14, 2016

We learned from the source code that this malware makes an attempt to prevent it from being hijacked, but if the host device reboots, it once again becomes available for compromise. If IoT devices supporting IPv6 over Low power Wireless Personal Area Networks (6LoWPAN) are introduced, the potential for larger DDoS attacks compounds.

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Tenable

DECEMBER 29, 2023

They need access to the full range of data points about their environments, including their IT, OT and internet of things (IoT) assets. Celebrating Tenable OT Security’s strategic collaborations In April, Tenable became a founding member of the vendor-agnostic initiative ETHOS community , alongside 10 other vendors.

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CTOvision

JANUARY 9, 2017

If you want malware protection you have to add $20.00 OpenDNS : Now part of Cisco, this firm was early in the home user market and is now growing among Cisco clients. Free and very low cost options for home users. Makes browsing faster and more secure. per user and add software on your roaming devices.

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CTOvision

JUNE 3, 2016

When it comes to securing routers and IoT devices in the home, people can take a number of actions to improve security: Update the software of the device at least once per quarter. Never enable the Universal Plug ‘n Play (UPnP) feature on a device – it opens a port which can enable malware and attackers to get in.

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CTOvision

JULY 27, 2015

Together, STIX, TAXII, and CybOX are instrumental in supporting a wide variety of applications including security event management, malware characterization, intrusion detection, incident response, and digital forensics. Aharon Chernin, CTO, Soltra, a DTCC and FS-ISAC Company.

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