Embedded IoT security threats and challenges
IoT embedded systems combine hardware, firmware, and internet connectivity to carry out particular functions. These devices transfer real-time data via the internet for …
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Ransomware attacks on Linux to surge
Trend Micro predicted that ransomware groups will increasingly target Linux servers and embedded systems over the coming years. It recorded a double-digit year-on-year (YoY) …
Ubuntu Core 22: The secure, application-centric IoT OS is now available
Canonical announced that Ubuntu Core 22, the fully containerised Ubuntu 22.04 LTS variant optimised for IoT and edge devices, is now generally available for download. IoT …
Embedded security market to reach $9 billion by 2027
The embedded security market size is projected to grow from $6.8 billion in 2022 to $9 billion by 2027; it is expected to grow at a CAGR of 5.9% from 2022 to 2027, according …
Intel chip flaw could enable attacks on laptops, cars, medical devices (CVE-2021-0146)
Researchers uncovered a vulnerability in Intel Processors that could affect laptops, cars and embedded systems. The flaw (CVE-2021-0146) enables testing or debugging modes on …
Vulnerable TCP/IP stack is used by almost 200 device vendors
Researchers have discovered 14 new vulnerabilities affecting the proprietary NicheStack (aka InterNiche) TCP/IP stack, used in OT devices such as the extremely popular Siemens …
Vulnerabilities in widely used TCP/IP stacks open IoT, OT devices to attack
Forescout researchers have discovered nine vulnerabilities affecting nine different TCP/IP stacks widely used in IoT and OT devices. The vulnerabilities are due to weak …
Vulnerable TCP/IP stacks open millions of IoT and OT devices to attack
Forescout researchers have discovered 33 vulnerabilities affecting four open source TCP/IP (communications) stacks used in millions of connected devices worldwide. …
Researchers aim to improve code patching in embedded systems
Three Purdue University researchers and their teammates at the University of California, Santa Barbara and Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Lausanne have received a DARPA …
Millions of routers running OpenWRT vulnerable to attack
A vulnerability (CVE-2020-7982) discovered in the package manager of the OpenWRT open source operating system could allow attackers to compromise the embedded and networking …
Mixed-signal circuits can stop side-channel attacks against IoT devices
Purdue University innovators have unveiled technology that is 100 times more resilient to electromagnetic and power attacks, to stop side-channel attacks against IoT devices. …
Embedding security, the right way
As organizations proceed to move their processes from the physical world into the digital, their risk profile changes, too – and this is not a time to take risks. By not …