It's a vulnerable world out there... ComputerWeekly.com delivers additional insight based on the 2024 Riskiest Devices Report. IT devices remain a significant challenge for SecOps teams, accounting for 58% of all vulnerabilities in a recent survey. 📊 While this is an improvement from the 78% reported last year, issues persist. 📉 Wireless APs 📡 and misconfigured routers 📶 are notable culprits. Additionally, printers 🖨️, VoIP devices 📞, and IP cameras 📷 also rank high on the vulnerability list, largely due to their unmanaged nature. Read all about it: https://lnkd.in/gKtyqQ2W #Cybersecurity #SecOps #ITSecurity #RiskiestDevices
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Are you ready for the upcoming 'transition to All-IP'? It's a significant change that will bring both opportunities and challenges. One of the biggest challenges is #cybersecurity, with 2025 Switch Off potentially affecting low-bandwidth connected devices. To ensure the continuity of internet services in case of a utility outage or #ransomware attack, resilience is crucial. This is where technologies such as #ZeroTrust come in - they provide the network security necessary to protect your business. But despite cybersecurity being a high priority, many companies need more technical expertise and prioritize other investments over network protection. With more people working remotely, secure remote access solutions integrating #ZTNA technologies are in high demand. #SDWAN solutions that leverage Zero Trust enable businesses to adopt new services that enhance network reliability, flexibility, and security while maximizing employee productivity. https://ow.ly/RoBX50P5naO
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Firmware vulnerabilities and breaches have been a national security and intelligence issue for over 10 years. With this alert the issue has gone public and is no longer just a nation state security risk. These attacks are in the wild and targeting commercial businesses as well. Trapezoid has known about these vulnerabilities in Japan, and has been consulting with 2 major Japanese corporations on this exact threat from China for over a year. If you are not securing and actively monitoring your firmware for indicators of compromise, you are not only out of compliance with every major cyber security framework including NIST 800-53, but you are opening up your organization to serious risk of compromise. Contact www.trapezoid.com today and learn how to mitigate this risk and implement a real Zero-Trust architecture by securing the hardware in your enterprise.
Yesterday, the US NSA, CISA, and FBI, together with Japan's NPA and NISC, issued a cybersecurity advisory (CSA) that validated our motto we have using since 2012: YOU CAN'T TRUST YOUR SOFTWARE IF YOU CAN'T TRUST YOUR HARDWARE! For over 10 years, Trapezoid, Inc. has warned about the risk of firmware vulnerabilities, the compliance implications of not monitoring firmware, and the devastating impact of firmware attacks. We have pointed to examples of firmware attacks in the wild, such as the Ukraine Power Grid attack in 2015, Synful Knock on Cisco gear, VPNFilter, Specter/Meltdown, and the VSAT terminal attack prior to the war in Ukraine. This alert makes even clearer the massive risk of not managing your firmware in IT, OT, and IoT devices. This is precisely why we developed the Trapezoid Firmware Integrity Verification Engine. It is designed to continuously monitor for indicators of firmware compromise across the Trapezoid Quadrants of Integrity: Firmware, Hardware, Configuration, and Operation Metrics. These align exactly with mitigation measures recommended in the CSA. (You can learn more about why we developed the Quadrants of Integrity in this article we wrote about the SolarWinds incident: https://lnkd.in/eRYfGDkZ). This risk is also why every major cyber security framework now requires organizations to continuously monitor for indicators of compromise of firmware on all devices in an enterprise. #NISTCSF #NIST80053 To learn more about how you can implement the mitigation measures in this CSA, please contact us at www.Trapezoid.com. https://lnkd.in/eb3Q8zvr
U.S. and Japanese Agencies Issue Advisory about China Linked Actors Hiding in Router Firmw
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Putting firmware security front and center in medical device approval is a major step in supply chain integrity. Overshadowed by the Sept 27, 2023 publication of the CSA noted in the post below, on that same day the FDA published new rules that empower the agency to “refuse to accept” devices that don’t meet the agency’s cybersecurity guidelines. These guidelines contain 18 references to “firmware,” including one in the definition of “malware.” That means that the 11 references to “malware” in the guidelines also apply to “firmware.” “If a company lacks mature cybersecurity policies or if its products include a significant vulnerability, the FDA can either prevent the device from being sold or can recall the device completely.” https://lnkd.in/epsqFBEG #firmware_security #supply_chain_integrity
Yesterday, the US NSA, CISA, and FBI, together with Japan's NPA and NISC, issued a cybersecurity advisory (CSA) that validated our motto we have using since 2012: YOU CAN'T TRUST YOUR SOFTWARE IF YOU CAN'T TRUST YOUR HARDWARE! For over 10 years, Trapezoid, Inc. has warned about the risk of firmware vulnerabilities, the compliance implications of not monitoring firmware, and the devastating impact of firmware attacks. We have pointed to examples of firmware attacks in the wild, such as the Ukraine Power Grid attack in 2015, Synful Knock on Cisco gear, VPNFilter, Specter/Meltdown, and the VSAT terminal attack prior to the war in Ukraine. This alert makes even clearer the massive risk of not managing your firmware in IT, OT, and IoT devices. This is precisely why we developed the Trapezoid Firmware Integrity Verification Engine. It is designed to continuously monitor for indicators of firmware compromise across the Trapezoid Quadrants of Integrity: Firmware, Hardware, Configuration, and Operation Metrics. These align exactly with mitigation measures recommended in the CSA. (You can learn more about why we developed the Quadrants of Integrity in this article we wrote about the SolarWinds incident: https://lnkd.in/eRYfGDkZ). This risk is also why every major cyber security framework now requires organizations to continuously monitor for indicators of compromise of firmware on all devices in an enterprise. #NISTCSF #NIST80053 To learn more about how you can implement the mitigation measures in this CSA, please contact us at www.Trapezoid.com. https://lnkd.in/eb3Q8zvr
U.S. and Japanese Agencies Issue Advisory about China Linked Actors Hiding in Router Firmw
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Keep up the fight Jose E. Gonzalez , Michael Dyer and Robert Rounsavall . This will only get worse and your tool can help! #trapezoid #hardwaresecurity #firmwareintegrity #firmwarevirus #cloudsecurity #datacentersecurity
Yesterday, the US NSA, CISA, and FBI, together with Japan's NPA and NISC, issued a cybersecurity advisory (CSA) that validated our motto we have using since 2012: YOU CAN'T TRUST YOUR SOFTWARE IF YOU CAN'T TRUST YOUR HARDWARE! For over 10 years, Trapezoid, Inc. has warned about the risk of firmware vulnerabilities, the compliance implications of not monitoring firmware, and the devastating impact of firmware attacks. We have pointed to examples of firmware attacks in the wild, such as the Ukraine Power Grid attack in 2015, Synful Knock on Cisco gear, VPNFilter, Specter/Meltdown, and the VSAT terminal attack prior to the war in Ukraine. This alert makes even clearer the massive risk of not managing your firmware in IT, OT, and IoT devices. This is precisely why we developed the Trapezoid Firmware Integrity Verification Engine. It is designed to continuously monitor for indicators of firmware compromise across the Trapezoid Quadrants of Integrity: Firmware, Hardware, Configuration, and Operation Metrics. These align exactly with mitigation measures recommended in the CSA. (You can learn more about why we developed the Quadrants of Integrity in this article we wrote about the SolarWinds incident: https://lnkd.in/eRYfGDkZ). This risk is also why every major cyber security framework now requires organizations to continuously monitor for indicators of compromise of firmware on all devices in an enterprise. #NISTCSF #NIST80053 To learn more about how you can implement the mitigation measures in this CSA, please contact us at www.Trapezoid.com. https://lnkd.in/eb3Q8zvr
U.S. and Japanese Agencies Issue Advisory about China Linked Actors Hiding in Router Firmw
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Yesterday, the US NSA, CISA, and FBI, together with Japan's NPA and NISC, issued a cybersecurity advisory (CSA) that validated our motto we have using since 2012: YOU CAN'T TRUST YOUR SOFTWARE IF YOU CAN'T TRUST YOUR HARDWARE! For over 10 years, Trapezoid, Inc. has warned about the risk of firmware vulnerabilities, the compliance implications of not monitoring firmware, and the devastating impact of firmware attacks. We have pointed to examples of firmware attacks in the wild, such as the Ukraine Power Grid attack in 2015, Synful Knock on Cisco gear, VPNFilter, Specter/Meltdown, and the VSAT terminal attack prior to the war in Ukraine. This alert makes even clearer the massive risk of not managing your firmware in IT, OT, and IoT devices. This is precisely why we developed the Trapezoid Firmware Integrity Verification Engine. It is designed to continuously monitor for indicators of firmware compromise across the Trapezoid Quadrants of Integrity: Firmware, Hardware, Configuration, and Operation Metrics. These align exactly with mitigation measures recommended in the CSA. (You can learn more about why we developed the Quadrants of Integrity in this article we wrote about the SolarWinds incident: https://lnkd.in/eRYfGDkZ). This risk is also why every major cyber security framework now requires organizations to continuously monitor for indicators of compromise of firmware on all devices in an enterprise. #NISTCSF #NIST80053 To learn more about how you can implement the mitigation measures in this CSA, please contact us at www.Trapezoid.com. https://lnkd.in/eb3Q8zvr
U.S. and Japanese Agencies Issue Advisory about China Linked Actors Hiding in Router Firmw
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I spent a few years at Intel working on firmware security. Trapezoid Inc. was one of my key partners. You wouldn’t move into your house without checking the basement, yet enterprises do this every day with their on premise computing. This article is worth the read and it’s definitely worth reaching out to Trapezoid to learn how to manage firmware integrity. Trapezoid, Inc. #firmwaresecurity
Yesterday, the US NSA, CISA, and FBI, together with Japan's NPA and NISC, issued a cybersecurity advisory (CSA) that validated our motto we have using since 2012: YOU CAN'T TRUST YOUR SOFTWARE IF YOU CAN'T TRUST YOUR HARDWARE! For over 10 years, Trapezoid, Inc. has warned about the risk of firmware vulnerabilities, the compliance implications of not monitoring firmware, and the devastating impact of firmware attacks. We have pointed to examples of firmware attacks in the wild, such as the Ukraine Power Grid attack in 2015, Synful Knock on Cisco gear, VPNFilter, Specter/Meltdown, and the VSAT terminal attack prior to the war in Ukraine. This alert makes even clearer the massive risk of not managing your firmware in IT, OT, and IoT devices. This is precisely why we developed the Trapezoid Firmware Integrity Verification Engine. It is designed to continuously monitor for indicators of firmware compromise across the Trapezoid Quadrants of Integrity: Firmware, Hardware, Configuration, and Operation Metrics. These align exactly with mitigation measures recommended in the CSA. (You can learn more about why we developed the Quadrants of Integrity in this article we wrote about the SolarWinds incident: https://lnkd.in/eRYfGDkZ). This risk is also why every major cyber security framework now requires organizations to continuously monitor for indicators of compromise of firmware on all devices in an enterprise. #NISTCSF #NIST80053 To learn more about how you can implement the mitigation measures in this CSA, please contact us at www.Trapezoid.com. https://lnkd.in/eb3Q8zvr
U.S. and Japanese Agencies Issue Advisory about China Linked Actors Hiding in Router Firmw
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Some insights I got while learning about network security showed me how different technologies and devices make up our digital world. - Networks(interconnected devices to share resources) whether big ones like WANs that cover multiple countries or smaller ones like LANs in a single building, are key to how we operate today. Devices like routers help direct internet traffic, while switches connect different parts of a local network, Firewalls filter traffic and protect against unauthorized access, Servers, and end devices such as laptops and smartphones are what we use to connect to these networks. - Each new version of WiFi is faster than the last, improving our connectivity. - Micro-segmentation, such as VLANs created on switches, helps protect against advanced threats by isolating traffic across multiple switch ports and applying rules without physically touching the devices. - A Demilitarized Zone (DMZ) adds extra security by protecting internal networks from untrusted external traffic. It creates an extra layer between the two, often using additional firewalls to control access better. - Virtual Private Networks (VPNs) provide secure communication over public networks by creating encrypted tunnels, ensuring data stays safe from interceptors when properly set up. These components alongside many others, work together to make our digital infrastructure strong and efficient. #kamcyber #cybersecurity #kamlewa #camerooncybersecurity #kamcyber90dayscybersecuritychallenge.
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Manager IT Infrastructure Domain Services | MBA, ITIL v4 ITSM, CompTIA Project+, Azure Fundamentals Certified
Great clarity on the ‘why’ and the importance of protecting your personal and corporate/business wifi networks by employing best practices…
🌐 Wardriving is the practice of detecting and mapping wireless networks from a moving vehicle, to identify potential vulnerabilities and gather information about their security configurations. 🚗 Armed with a variety of devices and antennas, or sometimes with just a mobile phone, enthusiasts and security professionals conduct wardriving activities to identify wireless networks, and their vulnerabilities. Privacy is also a concern since access points are stored with GPS location data. 🔍 Mapping the Wireless Terrain: Key Insights: Network Discovery: Wardriving reveals the presence of both secure and unsecured wireless networks, showcasing the expansive web of connectivity woven into our daily lives. Security Implications: Unsecured networks become vulnerable targets for unauthorized access. Wardriving not only highlights these potential entry points but also emphasizes the urgency of securing networks against malicious intent. Privacy Concerns: Wardriving detects WiFi and Bluetooth devices and creates logs that include the GPS location of the detected devices. These logs are used to build private databases and crowdsourced datasets that are available to the public. On the bright side, most modern wireless devices randomize their identifiers to prevent user tracking. Encryption Challenges: Detection of weak or outdated encryption protocols becomes evident during wardriving excursions. Wireless surveys can serve as a wake-up call for organizations to update their encryption strategies. 🛡️ Security Recommendations: Navigating Safely: Regular Security Audits: Wardriving underscores the need for organizations to conduct regular security audits of their wireless infrastructure. This ensures the identification and mitigation of vulnerabilities. Privacy: Be aware that your wireless devices have probably already been mapped to databases. Ensure that your wireless connections settings use randomized Media Access Control (MAC) addresses. 🚗 #Wardriving #Cybersecurity #SecurityAwareness #OSINT
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Certified Security Tester | Cyber Security Analyst | SOC Analyst | Certified Ethical Hacker | Masters of CEH | Certified Hacking Forensic Investigator.
#DAY 02/100 DAYS GOAL OF CYBER SECURITY Welcome to Day 2 of our cybersecurity challenge! Today, let's delve into the world of network security and its importance in protecting our digital assets. 🌐 Types of Networks: Local Area Network (LAN) 🏠: LANs are networks that connect devices in a limited area, like a home or office. Security measures include using strong passwords, implementing firewalls, and regular security audits. Wide Area Network (WAN) 🌐: WANs connect devices over long distances and are often used for internet connectivity. Security measures include encryption, VPNs, and intrusion detection systems (IDS). Wireless LAN (WLAN) 📶: WLANs use wireless technology, such as Wi-Fi, to connect devices. Security measures include encryption (WPA2/WPA3), disabling SSID broadcast, and MAC address filtering. Metropolitan Area Network (MAN) 🏙️: MANs cover a city or metropolitan area, connecting various LANs. Security measures include access control lists (ACLs) and network segmentation. Virtual Private Network (VPN) 🔒: VPNs create a secure, encrypted connection over a public network, such as the internet. Security measures include using strong encryption algorithms (e.g., AES), secure tunneling protocols (e.g., IP sec, Open VPN), and multi-factor authentication (MFA).
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Cybersecurity is a necessary part of service provider operations but can come with a high price tag. According to IBM, the average cost of a data breach in 2023 is $4.45 million. Reportedly, 53% of companies have experienced a third-party data breach in the past year, according to the Ponemon Institute. To learn more why fiber is the most secure choice for many businesses, public safety, and national security applications, check out the latest Fiber for Breakfast with Ron Westfall, The Futurum Group. https://lnkd.in/eCAVhMZF
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