Mike Mimoso, Tom Spring, and Chris Brook recap Infiltrate Con in Miami last week, and Kaspersky Lab’s Security Analyst Summit in St. Maarten
FDA Demands St. Jude Take Action on Medical Device Security
The FDA sent Abbott Laboratories a warning letter citing that it had inadequately addressed the security of the maligned Merlin@home Transmitter.
BrickerBot malware zeroes in on Linux-based IoT devices
BrickerBot is a reminder that the frequency and complexity of Linux malware is on the rise
Travel Routers, NAS Devices Among Easily Hacked IoT Devices
A researcher poked holes in seven different IoT devices at last week’s Security Analyst Summit, including a host of travel routers, NAS devices, and an IP-enabled camera.
Samsung Tizen Security ‘Feels like 2005’
A researcher at the Security Analyst Summit described the insecure state Samsung’s Tizen operating system.
WiFi-enabled adult toy comes up short on security
You’d hope that the makers of connected adult devices might have learned something from the WeVibe debacle. Apparently not, if this latest example is anything to go by
Open sesame – unless you complain about your ‘smart’ door opener
Developer bricked a customer’s device after he complained, raising questions about the reliability of all our IoT devices and their makers
Security Analyst Summit 2017 Day Two Recap
Mike Mimoso and Chris Brook recap the second day of Kaspersky Lab’s Security Analyst Summit, including how a Brazilian bank was compromised, and more.
Farmers go off-market to dig up patches for their tractors
Owners of John Deere tractors are the latest group to discover that they can’t do their own repairs thanks to proprietary software that limits fixes to approved outlets – so what does that mean for security?
New Mirai Variant Carries Out 54-Hour DDoS Attacks
Researchers are tracking a new variant of the Mirai malware after it launched a 54-hour long DDoS attack against a U.S. college.