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What the Hell Is That Device, and Is It Spying on You? This App Might Have the Answer – VICE
Theres really no escaping the internet of broken things.
On any given day, Americans connect thousands of internet-enabled devices to the internet, despite repeated warnings from cybersecurity experts that such devices often lack even the most rudimentary privacy and security protections.
The results havent been pretty. From smart televisions that hoover up your living room conversations to webcams that can be hacked and used in DDoS attacks in a matter of seconds, the problem is monumental. And its enabled by companies that routinely prioritize profits over consumer privacy, security, or the well being of the internet.
Researchers at Carnegie Mellon University have released a beta of an app they hope can address some of these problems. Dubbed the The Internet of Things (IoT) Assistant, (iOS, Android) the app will scan any unidentified IOT nearby, tell you what they do, and guide you toward the ability to opt out of data collection (assuming such an option exists).
IOT devices are often designed with little to no end user transparency into what devices do once theyre connected to the internet. Studies have shown IOT devices routinely collect far more data than consumers realize, then sell and share that data with a laundry list of companies.
One recent study showed a popular IOT camera made contact with 52 unique global IP address destinations when transmitting data, while one Samsung television made contact with 30 different IP addresses. Some of these points of contact are innocuous, and some arent. Few are revealed to consumers, and often the data isnt secure in transit.
Many people do a pretty poor job disclosing what data they collect and what they do with it, Professor Norman Sadeh, a CyLab faculty member in Carnegie Mellons Institute for Software Research told Motherboard. Sometimes this is intentional, sometimes it's due to a lack of expertise, and sometimes it's a combinationprivacy engineering is challenging.
Some efforts, like Princetons open source IOT Inspector, have tried to help consumers take a closer look at IOT device traffic itself in a bid to see whats collected and where its sent.
Sadeh says his groups new app takes a different approach.
We don't rely on scanning in this release, Sadeh said. In general, it's not sufficientespecially when the traffic is encrypted, which ideally would always be the case. Even if traffic is unencryptedwhich is a red flagthis will not tell you how long the data is retained.
Instead, the new app relies on a database compiled by volunteers, cybersecurity experts, and companies trying to simplify compliance with new privacy legislation like the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) or Europes General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).
People need to be informed about what data is collected about them and they need to be given some choices over these processes, Sadeh said. We have built an infrastructure that enables owners of IoT technologies to comply with these laws, and an app that takes advantage of this infrastructure to empower people to find out about and control data collected by these technologies.
Sadeh said such solutions are particularly important in bringing some transparency to the ever expanding use of IOT surveillance in public areas, where signs will sometimes inform the public theyre being watched, but little else.
These signs tell you nothing about what is being done with your footage, how long its going to be retained, whether or not it uses facial recognition, or with whom this is going to be shared, Sadeh said. Hes hopeful his app, once the database is fleshed out, can help fix that.
Sadehs team at Carnegie Mellon arent the only ones trying to address the IOT problem. Consumer Reports has also been building an set of open source standards to include privacy and security issues in product reviews, letting consumers avoid dubious products before they even have a chance to make it into your home.
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Most credential abuse attacks against the financial sector targeted APIs – Help Net Security
From May 2019 and continuing on until the end of the year, there was a dramatic shift by criminals who started targeting APIs, in an effort to bypass security controls. According to data from Akamai, up to 75% of all credential abuse attacks against the financial services industry targeted APIs directly.
According to the reports findings, from December 2017 through November 2019, 85,422,079,109 credential abuse attacks were observed. Nearly 20 percent, or 16,557,875,875, were against hostnames that were clearly identified as API endpoints. Of these, 473,518,955 attacked organizations in the financial services industry.
But not all attacks were exclusively API focused. On August 7, 2019, the single largest credential stuffing attack against a financial services firm was recorded, consisting of 55,141,782 malicious login attempts.
This attack was a mix of API targeting, and other methodologies. On August 25, in a separate incident, the criminals targeted APIs directly, in a run that consisted of more than 19 million credential abuse attacks.
Criminals are getting more creative and hyper-focused on how they go about obtaining access to the things they need to conduct their crimes, said Steve Ragan, Akamai security researcher and principal author of the State of the Internet / Security report.
Criminals targeting the financial services industry pay close attention to the defenses used by these organizations, and adjust their attack patterns accordingly.
Indicative of this fluid attack dynamic, the report shows that criminals continue to seek to expose data through a number of methods, in order to gain a stronger foothold on the server and ultimately achieve success in their attempts.
SQL Injection (SQLi) accounted for more than 72% of all attacks when looking at all verticals during the 24-month period observed by the report. That rate is halved to 36% when looking at financial services attacks alone. The top attack type against the financial services sector was Local File Inclusion (LFI), with 47% of observed traffic.
LFI attacks exploit various scripts running on servers, and as a consequence, these types of attacks can be used to force sensitive information disclosure. LFI attacks can also be leveraged for client-side command execution (such as a vulnerable JavaScript file), which could lead to Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) and DoS attacks.
XSS was the third-most common type of attack against financial services, with a recorded 50.7 million attacks, or 7.7% of the observed attack traffic.
The report also shows that criminals continue to leverage DDoS attacks as a core component of their attack arsenal, particularly as it relates to targeting financial services organizations.
Observations from November 2017 until October 2019, show the financial services industry ranking third in attack volume, with gaming and high tech being the most common targets. However, more than forty percent of the unique DDoS targets were in the financial services industry, which makes this sector the top target when considering unique victims.
Security teams need to constantly consider policies, procedures, workflows, and business needs all while fighting off attackers that are often well organized and well-funded, Ragan concluded. Our data shows that financial services organizations are constantly improving by adopting fluid security postures, forcing criminals to change their tactics.
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The Cannabis Industrys Next Big Threat: Hacks And Fraud – CBS Denver
(CNN) Cannabis is an emerging industry with stratospheric growth expectations. Like the California Gold Rush, the dot-com boom and every other new market with boundless potential, the cannabis industry also has the tendency to attract some sketchy characters with dubious motives.
Security experts have long warned that the cannabis industry is susceptible to both cybercriminal and fraudulent activities. Its not exactly the Wild West anymore: Businesses and state-legal markets have matured. But risks and concerns about criminal activity and fraud havent waned.
Just weeks into 2020, the cannabis industry has been the subject of several high-profile incidents: a reported dispensary point-of-sale system hack that potentially exposed the data of 30,000 people; the US Securities and Exchange Commission charging two men who allegedly used a fake cannabis company as a front for a Ponzi scheme; and the conviction of a former Colorado cannabis entrepreneur in one of the states largest fraud cases.
These industries are targets just because theyre new and there is lots of controversy whether its political or social with some of the things theyre doing, Michael Bruemmer, the vice president of data breach resolution and consumer protection for consumer credit reporting company Experian, told CNN Business.
Experts are cautioning companies to shore up their security practices and for consumers to be mindful of opportunities that seem too good to be true.
FraudCannabis emerging market status makes it a prime target fraud, said Jodi Avergun, a former federal prosecutor and DEA chief who now heads law firm Cadwalader, Wickersham & Tafts white-collar defense and investigations group.
Consumer and retail investors are not taking appropriate precautions, she said.
The cannabis industry is teeming with interest and speculation, she said. Most cases brought by the US Securities and Exchange Commission involve operations that purport to be cannabis businesses but instead are schemes typically of the Ponzi and pump-and-dump variety, she said.
The recent cannabis cases include allegations of a Ponzi scheme tied to a fictitious cannabis company and charges of securities fraud tied to an alleged criminal ring in Colorado.
The unscrupulous people who have always existed the out-and-out fraudsters take advantage of investors who want to make a buck quickly, Avergun said.
Although cannabis remains illegal under federal law and largely unregulated, some federal agencies continue to keep a close watch for potential nefarious activity. The US Federal Bureau of Investigation last year warned that it saw a public corruption threat emerge in the expanding cannabis industry, and agencies such as the SEC have sought criminal charges.
In 2014, when Colorado and Washington State started selling recreational cannabis, the SEC suspended several cannabis stocks and issued an investor alert to warn of questionable practices, alleged illegal stock sales and market manipulation. The agency issued yet another investor alert in 2018 highlighting past enforcement actions and continued warnings.
The SEC Office of Investor Education and Advocacy regularly receives complaints about marijuana-related investments, and the SEC continues to bring enforcement actions in this area, the SEC warned then. If you are thinking about investing in a marijuana-related company, you should beware of the risks of investment fraud and market manipulation.
The hype and potential for fraudulent investing schemes may have abated in recent months as valuations have sunk and companies have restructured to ensure near- and long-term stability.
But as soon as demand returns, so will the opportunistic fraudsters who seek to take advantage of those who see dollar signs in the cannabis industry, Avergun said.
CybercrimeExperians Data Breach Industry Forecast for 2020 predicted that emerging industries such as cannabis, green energy and cryptocurrency would be increasingly become targets for cyberattacks. In 2019, these industries accounted for fewer than 10% of the breaches tracked by Experian, but they remain vulnerable because theyre emerging industries, Experians Bruemmer said.
These controversial industries make great targets because theyre more focused on growing their business and starting up than they are necessarily putting the appropriate focus on cybersecurity, he said.
Three years ago, a leading seed-to-sale tracking software provider was hit with two cyberhacks in a six-month period. The incidents consisted of a sophisticated sequence of malicious attacks directed against the company, an attorney for the targeted company MJ Freeway, now named Akerna, said at the time.
The company spent at least $200,000 to upgrade its cybersecurity and enterprise software capabilities following the 2017 breaches, according to financial filings made with the SEC.
Jessica Billingsley, chief executive officer of Akerna, told CNN Business in December that the company no longer uses the software targeted in the attack and the next generation program is far more robust.
In January, internet security researchers for vpnMentor reported a breach at THSuite, a cannabis point-of-sale provider. The vpnMentor researchers said that more than 30,000 individuals had their information exposed, including photo IDs, addresses and protected health information.
Officials for THSuite did not return multiple calls and emails for comment. Some of the dispensary clients identified in the vpnMentor report told CNN Business that they were quickly taking action to determine how much of their customers information might have been affected.
RJ Starr, compliance director for Bloom Medicinals, said he was aware that his companys technology vendor experienced a data breach and was conducting a thorough investigation.
Once weve identified any affected patients, we will notify each individual patient and follow HIPAA breach notification protocols, Starr said. Bloom Medicinals serves tens of thousands of patients in multiple states, and we take patient privacy very seriously. Rest assured, we will implement any corrective action necessary to both remedy and ensure that this doesnt happen again.
SolutionsConsumers and companies can be proactive in protecting themselves from fraud and cybercriminal activity, Avergun and Bruemmer said.
Avergun said that consumers should check the price history of companies stocks and research the background of the advisers and executives who are selling shares and running the company.
If it sounds too good to be true, it probably is as with any investment, she said.
As for business investors, it comes down to due diligence.
There is nothing to substitute for adequate research into company financials, its state compliance policies and processes, and its management before investing in an emerging cannabis company, she said, noting to be aware of special state-specific risks. If a manager or owner of a cannabis company was previously operating before cannabis was state legal, that causes problems with licensing in state and may raise the risk of federal prosecutions.
Bruemmer highlighted three key tips for companies to button-up their security: Ensure that everyone not just the information technology experts keeps data security in mind and not make simple mistakes such as clicking on a nefarious link; research and employ credible security technology but dont be reliant on solely the software; have a proactive plan in place if a security breach occurs.
A lot of businesses think about it as an after-thought, he said. But they should pre-plan.
By Alicia Wallace, CNN Business
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Google removes nearly 600 ad-ware apps from Play store – Deccan Herald
In late 2019, Google, in a bid curb bad apps entering Play store, announced a partnership with top internet security players--ESET, Lookout, and Zimperium--to form App Defense Alliance. Now, it looks like the new joint action force has started to bear fruits.
Google has announced that it was able to weed out nearly 600 adware-laced appsfrom the Play Store, and also banned them from its ad monetization platforms, Google AdMob and Google Ad Manager. They are accused of violating Google's disruptive ads policy and disallowed interstitial policy.
The apps never used to deliver the service as advertised, instead flooded the phone's screen with full-page annoying ads during a phone call, unlocking the phone, or while using the map apps turn-by-turn navigation. In their greed to make quick bucks, they ruin the Android experience for the mobile owners.
Also, the apps were known to mask the activities from being detected and this is a major security threat, as the app developers may go rogue and try stealing financial credentials from the victim's phone.
It's not just the mobile users, even the clients of the app developers, risk losing brand value. Theytrust the app creatorsto increase the brand appeal, instead, they come offas an annoying click-bait ad for the mobile user and create a negative image for the brand.
"As we move forward, we will continue to invest in new technologies to detect and prevent emerging threats that can generate invalid traffic, including disruptive ads, and to find more ways to adapt and evolve our platform and ecosystem policies to ensure that users and advertisers are protected from bad behavior," said Per Bjorke, Senior Product Manager, Ad Traffic Quality, Google.
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The Top 7 Network Security Books You Need to Read in 2020 – Solutions Review
For network engineers and administrators thatfocus on network security, books are an excellent resource for learning how to effectively design and operate network security solutions. To that end, weve listed the top seven network security books that you should add to your reading list below. These books are intended for beginners and experts alike and are written by authors with proficiency and/or recognition in building and running wireless networks.
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by Chris Sanders and Jason Smith
Applied Network Security Monitoring is the essential guide to becoming an NSM analyst from the ground up. This book takes a fundamental approach, complete with real-world examples that teach you the key concepts of NSM. Network security monitoring is based on the principle that prevention eventually fails. In the current threat landscape, no matter how much you try, motivated attackers will eventually find their way into your network.
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StallingsCryptography and Network Security, Seventh Edition,introduces the reader to the compelling and evolving field of cryptography and network security. In an age of viruses and hackers, electronic eavesdropping, and electronic fraud on a global scale, security is paramount. The purpose of this book is to provide a practical survey of both the principles and practice of cryptography and network security.
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Despite the increase of high-profile hacks, record-breaking data leaks, and ransomware attacks, many organizations dont have the budget to establish or outsource an information security program, forcing them to learn on the job. For companies obliged to improvise, this pragmatic guide provides a security-101 handbook with steps, tools, processes, and ideas to help you drive maximum-security improvement at little or no cost.
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Ever wonder whats actually happening inside your network? Why multi-tier applications suddenly slow down, print jobs fail, network elements suddenly disappear? [] Thats where Ed Wilsons Network Monitoring and Analysis comes in. Its your complete, hands-on guide to monitoring and analyzing Windows NT-based networks-and using the information to maximize performance, plan for growth-even identify intruders!
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Network Securities Essentials: Applications and Standards introduces readers to the critical importance of internet security in our age of universal electronic connectivity. Amidst viruses, hackers, and electronic fraud, organizations and individuals are constantly at risk of having their private information compromised. This creates a heightened need to protect data and resources from disclosure, guarantee their authenticity, and safeguard systems from network-based attacks.
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The author begins by explaining some of the basics of computer networking and the basic tools which can be used for monitoring a computer network. The process of capturing and analyzing the packets of a network is discussed in detail. This is a good technique which can help network security experts identify anomalies or malicious attacks on the packets transmitted over a network. You are also guided on how to monitor the network traffic for the Heartbleed bug, which is very vulnerable to network attackers.
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While connected to the internet, youre a potential target for an array of cyber threats, such as hackers, keyloggers, and Trojans that attack through unpatched security holes. A firewall works as a barrier (or shield) between your computer and cyberspace. pfSense is highly versatile firewall software. With thousands of enterprises using pfSense, it is fast becoming the worlds most trusted open source network security solution.
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Google Announced US$1 Million for its Be Internet Awesome Initiative – CISO MAG
Google recently announced that its going to spend US$1 million to bring awareness on data privacy and internet security across the sub-Saharan Africa region. The search engine giant also launched its child online safety program Be Internet Awesome in South Africa, the Netherlands, and Nigeria.
Be Internet Awesome initiative helps minors explore the internet confidently and securely. The initiative teaches kids and minor students skills for surfing the internet, how to recognize potential online scams, secure valuable information, how to identify and refrain from cyberbullying. Google stated that it partnered with the South African Film and Publications Board (FPB) to implement the program locally.
Commenting on the initiative, Abongile Mashele, acting Chief Executive Officer at FPB, said, The FPB has a responsibility to protect children from exposure to harmful content, thus the organization needs to play a leading role in creating awareness around the dangers of the internet, as much as it is incumbent on us to also encourage the use of the digital space as an empowering tool.
Fortune Mgwili-Sibanda, Head of Public Policy and Government Relations at Google Africa, said, Google is committed to a safe internet for children. We are also passionate about the empowerment of organizations that share this commitment. The fund will be administered by a third-party partner on behalf of Google.org, and we will be sharing details on application criteria and deadlines soon.
Mgwili-Sibanda also highlighted that Children are being exposed to the internet at their most vulnerable age so its important for us, at Google, to ensure that they do so as safely as possible. At the same time, teachers and parents can use these resources in order to support and guide children as they navigate the Web.
A research report from the information security firm Dataprotect revealed that the estimated cost of cybercrimes in Africa is 3.5 billion (approximately US$3.87 billion), compared to 528 billion (US$585 billion) worldwide. However, Africa still falls short in handling cybersecurity challenges. The analysis highlighted that the lack of skilled and qualified workforce and lesser investments in cybersecurity made West African banks vulnerable to cyberattacks including bank card fraud, phishing, and intrusions, etc.
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Internet security Market Analysis With Key Players, Applications, Trends and Forecast To 2026 – Instant Tech News
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Cybersecurity Level in the Middle East: An Overview of the Cybersecurity Market State – SCOOP EMPIRE
Recently,in the countries of the Middle East, there has been a progressive success indigitization. This, in turn, leads to an increase in the risks ofcyber-attacks, which can come from both other countries and criminal hackergroups. In this region, the government of each country seeks to provide asecure digital environment using new modern measures.
Forsecurity, the use of reliable antivirus software both at the government leveland for ordinary users plays an important role. In the countries of the MiddleEast, an active policy is being directed to develop the antivirus softwaremarket, which also includes the distribution and support of the best internet security software.
Thesecurity market in the Middle East and Africa at the end of 2019 was estimatedat more than 7 billion US dollars, and according to forecasts for the period2020-2025, CAGR will reach 14.97%. In connection with the rapid growth of thedigital system, new gateways for cyber-attacks have opened.
Themain factor that influences the existence of cyberattacks is a constantincrease in vulnerabilities in supply chains and digital communicationnetworks, an increase in the online consumer base, and, unfortunately,vulnerable cybersecurity infrastructure.
Mostof the social infrastructure and public services have increasingly begun to payattention to ensuring interconnection while bypassing the security of thesedevelopments.
Accordingto Kaspersky Lab reports, about 43% of organizations in the region haveinsufficient cybersecurity infrastructure, and 72% of companies have web-basedapplications vulnerable to attacks.
Thelink between business-critical data and applications, devices, and users is abase of the digital infrastructure. To penetrate the digital system and getinformation, cybercriminals use a variety of methods ranging from theintroduction of malware and phishing to various types of DDoS attacks. Suchforms of threats can lead not only to information leakage but also tosignificant financial losses.
Accordingto statistics, about 50% of all threats are directed against oil and gascompanies. In this regard, the government and organizations of the countries ofthe Middle East are making every effort to protect their networks, user data,and endpoints. Here are some measures:
Firstof all, the government of the countries is, of course, increasing investmentsin the communication and information fields. For example, one of the UAE banksinvested about 1 billion AED in digital transformation.
Itis crucial to increase the base of skilled workers in the digital field.Developing opportunities and encouraging career professionals in cybersecurity,developing training programs and providers. Kuwait has developed specifice-health and government policies. A policy of educating citizens about possiblecyber threats and active promotion so-called cyber hygiene.
Awardsand incentives for achievements in the field of cybersecurity, the governmentof the countries of the Middle East region contributes to the development ofinnovation and research in this field, motivating young scientists and studentsto a cyber-worker career. An excellent indicator is that Saudi Arabia receivedthe World Banks vocation through the development of new secure payment systemsand electronic filing of documents.
Expandingthe market for antivirus software and promoting the use of antivirus software amongall Internet users.
Cybersecurityis also developing through the improvement and development of the ecosystem ofthe cybersecurity market. It includes such significant security supplierssoftware as Intel Security (USA) McAfee Antivirus, Software Technologies Ltd(Israel), Cisco Systems, Inc. (USA) Immunet Antivirus, IBM Corporation (USA) Powertech Antivirus, Symantec Corporation (USA) e.g. Norton Antivirus,Computer Sciences Corporation (USA) and others. According to statistics, thetop-5 most common antivirus solutions include:
1.Cisco Systems, Inc.
2.Dell Technologies.
3.Kaspersky Lab.
4.IBM Corporation.
5.Check Point Software Technologies Ltd.
Inaddition to antivirus solutions, the listed companies supply the market withIAM, Encryption, DLP, UTM, Firewall, IDS / IPS, Disaster Recovery securitysoftware.
Thedefinition of cybersecurity implies the achievement and preservation of thesecurity properties of the resources of organizations or users against varioustypes of cyber threats arising on the Internet.
Themain objectives of securing a network are accessibility, integrity, andconfidentiality.
Therefore, cybersecurity is the most important condition for the development of the information society in the countries of the Middle East at the present stage and requires close attention from international organizations, representatives of academic and analytical centers, government officials, and media representatives. As you can see, attention to cybersecurity is growing, and governments are making significant efforts to achieve a secure digital society.
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Cybersecurity Level in the Middle East: An Overview of the Cybersecurity Market State - SCOOP EMPIRE