Collaborate Disseminate
Google has expanded its Safe Browsing service, allowing Google Chrome on macOS to better protect users from programs that locally inject ads into web pages or that change the browser’s home page and search settings.The Safe Browsing service is used … Continue reading Chrome for MacOS to block rogue ad injections and settings changes
Google has expanded its Safe Browsing service, allowing Google Chrome on macOS to better protect users from programs that locally inject ads into web pages or that change the browser’s home page and search settings.
The Safe Browsing service is use… Continue reading Chrome for MacOS to block rogue ad injections and settings changes
An analysis of robots used in homes, businesses and industrial installations has revealed many of the same basic weaknesses that are common in IoT devices, raising questions about security implications for human safety.
The robotics industry has already seen significant growth in recent years and will only further accelerate. Robots are expected to serve in many roles, from assisting people in homes, stores and medical facilities, to manufacturing things in factories and even handling security and law enforcement tasks.
“When you think of robots as computers with arms, legs, or wheels, they become kinetic IoT devices that, if hacked, can pose new serious threats we have never encountered before,” researchers from cybersecurity consultancy firm IOActive said in a new report.
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An analysis of robots used in homes, businesses and industrial installations has revealed many of the same basic weaknesses that are common in IoT devices, raising questions about security implications for human safety.
The robotics industry has already seen significant growth in recent years and will only further accelerate. Robots are expected to serve in many roles, from assisting people in homes, stores and medical facilities, to manufacturing things in factories and even handling security and law enforcement tasks.
“When you think of robots as computers with arms, legs, or wheels, they become kinetic IoT devices that, if hacked, can pose new serious threats we have never encountered before,” researchers from cybersecurity consultancy firm IOActive said in a new report.
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Continue reading Robots are just as plagued by security vulnerabilities as IoT devices
For the past few weeks attackers have been probing networks for switches that can potentially be hijacked using the Cisco Smart Install (SMI) protocol. Researchers from Cisco’s Talos team have now released a tool that allows network owners to discov… Continue reading This tool can help you discover Cisco Smart Install protocol abuse
A recently announced SHA-1 collision attack has the potential to break code repositories that use the Subversion (SVN) revision control system. The first victim was the repository for the WebKit browser engine that was corrupted after someone commit… Continue reading SHA-1 collision can break SVN code repositories
Google’s Project Zero team has disclosed a potential arbitrary code execution vulnerability in Internet Explorer because Microsoft has not acted within Google’s 90-day disclosure deadline.This is the second flaw in Microsoft products made public by … Continue reading Google discloses unpatched IE vulnerability after Patch Tuesday delay
Google’s Project Zero team has disclosed a potential arbitrary code execution vulnerability in Internet Explorer because Microsoft has not acted within Google’s 90-day disclosure deadline.This is the second flaw in Microsoft products made public by … Continue reading Google discloses unpatched IE vulnerability after Patch Tuesday delay
Google’s Project Zero team has disclosed a potential arbitrary code execution vulnerability in Internet Explorer because Microsoft has not acted within Google’s 90-day disclosure deadline.This is the second flaw in Microsoft products made public by … Continue reading Google discloses unpatched IE vulnerability after Patch Tuesday delay
For months, a bug in Cloudflare’s content optimization systems exposed sensitive information sent by users to websites that use the company’s content delivery network. The data included passwords, session cookies, authentication tokens and even priv… Continue reading Cloudflare bug exposed passwords, other sensitive data from websites