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The adoption of IoT is increasing rapidly. By 2021, it is expected that 35 billion IoT devices will be installed worldwide. While there is an opportunity for businesses to utilise all the benefits of IoT however, many traditional data centres don’t have the bandwidth to handle the large volumes of data collected by IoT devices.  Furthermore, IoT applications require quality features such as low latency with high scalability, reliability and availability. To accommodate this, IoT...

Israel has been accused of executing cyberattacks in retaliation for an Iranian attempt to hack the Israelian water infrastructure. These attacks have supposedly been the cause of two explosions at Iranian nuclear sites, one working on uranium enrichment and the other on missile production. According to an unnamed senior source, Iran's nuclear enrichment programme has now been pushed back for about two months. Source: Daily Mail

OnePlus, a Chinese phone manufacturer, recently spotted a vulnerability in its system which deals with out-of-warranty repairs for devices in the US. Through a link used to make a payment for repairs, customers could access the personal information of other customers. This includes names, addresses, phone numbers, email addresses as well as further information on the device they use.  Fortunately, this vulnerability has now been patched. Source: Phone Arena

As a result of a Path Traversal bug in the .NET Core library of Microsoft, attackers could now implement malicious code on to a system without being detected by antivirus and end-point detection software. Paul Laîné of Context Information Security was the first to find this vulnerability and claims that this is made possible because of two main reasons. Firstly, .NET Core allows one to use a custom DLL as its garbage collector. Secondly, the...

According to a report released by SanSec, a state-sponsored hacking group from North Korea may be behind the cyberattacks of online stores ongoing since May 2019. This includes, the breach of the accessories store chain, Claire's. The hacking group have been hacking into online stores to insert malicious code which then steals payment card details as consumers go through the checkout page. Source: ZDNet

Apple has actively been working on making iPhone the sole thing people have to carry while out and about. The company has successfully eliminated the need to carry items such as diary, laptop, car insurance card, credit card, home keys, etc. They also recently announced plans to help humanity get rid of the need for car keys. However, in the USA iPhones have not yet been able to be used as an official I.D. such...

A new vulnerability in some popular bitcoin wallets can be exploited by scammers to commit fraud and even make the wallets themselves unusable. Discovered by wallet startup ZenGo, the vulnerability, dubbed “BigSpender,” was found in bitcoin wallets from Ledger Live, Edge and Breadwallet but potentially affects others as well. The vulnerability allows a scammer to double-spend bitcoin, a process whereby the owner of a wallet is tricked into believing he had received a bitcoin even...

CyCognito Inc today announced its research team has uncovered a significant Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability on the web admin interface of Cisco small business router models RV042 and RV042G. Cisco routers are popular around the world, and the company has approximately 50% market share in the router and switch market globally. This vulnerability gives attackers an easy path for taking control of a router administrator’s web configuration utility, a position that allows them to perform...

One Identity, provider of identity-centered security, today announced the company’s 2nd second consecutive year being named an Overall Leader for its Privileged Access Management solutions in KuppingerCole’s 2020 Leadership Compass for Privileged Access Management (PAM) report. 1 This recognition follows One Identity’s recent placement as an Overall Leader in KuppingerCole’s Leadership Compass for Identity Governance and Administration (IGA) report. 2   When creating the 2020 Leadership Compass PAM report, KuppingerCole Analysts evaluated the strengths and...

Zoom has been on an epic security journey since the coronavirus pandemic began. As the video conferencing app’s users surged to hundreds of millions within weeks, security issues and vulnerabilities left trust in Zoom at an all-time low. But Zoom quickly responded to criticism of its security with a 90 day plan outlined on April 1, which detailed ambitions to make its service safer for millions of users. Now that three months is up, Zoom...