hardware

Eagles vs drones: A low-tech solution for a high-tech problem?

February 2, 2016

The Dutch National Police is aware that the use of drones – and the number of drones incidents – is only going to increase as time goes by. So, they are trying to …

Cisco plugs hole in firewall devices that could lead to device hijacking

January 28, 2016

Cisco has released a firmware update that plugs a critical, easy-to-exploit vulnerability that could allow a remote attacker to take control of the company’s RV220W …

Centene Corp misplaces hard drives with sensitive info of 95,000 customers

January 27, 2016

US-based healthcare service provider Centene somehow managed to lose six hard drives containing sensitive data of some 95,000 customers. “Centene has determined the hard …

SSH backdoor found in more Fortinet devices, exploit attempts spotted in the wild

January 25, 2016

In case you missed it, Fortinet announced last week that the recently discovered FortiOS SSH backdoor – or, as they call it, “a management authentication …

Unknown attackers are infecting home routers via dating sites

January 22, 2016

Damballa researchers have spotted an active campaign aimed at infecting as many home routers possible with a worm. A variant of the TheMoon worm, it works by taking advantage …

Cybersecurity recommendations for medical device manufacturers

January 19, 2016

Cybersecurity threats to medical devices are a growing concern. The exploitation of cybersecurity vulnerabilities presents a potential risk to the safety and effectiveness of …

Cheap web cams can open permanent, difficult-to-spot backdoors into networks

January 14, 2016

They might seems small and relatively insignificant, but cheap wireless web cams deployed in houses and offices (and connected to home and office networks) might just be the …

Cisco kills hardcoded password bug in Wi-Fi access points

January 14, 2016

Along with fixes for a number of older vulnerabilities in Cisco IOS and IOS XE software, the Cisco IOS Software Common Industrial Protocol, and the OpenSSL package …

General Motors invites hackers to report security flaws in their cars

January 11, 2016

General Motors has started a bug bounty program and has invited security researchers to report information on security vulnerabilities affecting the company’s products …

Kingston releases encrypted USB with keypad access

January 7, 2016

Kingston released the DataTraveler 2000 encrypted USB 3.0 Flash drive, which offers hardware encryption and PIN protection with access through an onboard alphanumeric keypad. …

Samsung Portable SSD T3 offers increased data security and portability

January 6, 2016

Samsung announced the Samsung Portable SSD T3, a palm-sized, external SSD that offers multi-terabyte storage capacity. Designed specifically for today’s mobile lifestyle, the …

Netgear Nighthawk X4S AC2600 Smart WiFi Router released

January 5, 2016

Netgear is launching the new Nighthawk X4S AC2600 Smart WiFi Router (R7800) for people who value speed. The Nighthawk X4S supports Wave 2 WiFi features like quad-stream …