Security News > 2021 > August > Houdini Malware Returns and Amazon's Sidewalk Enter Corporate Networks
Cato Networks SASE Threat Research Report has discovered a new version of the old Houdini malware now being used to steal device information to subvert access rules that check on the device as well as the user.
A controversial feature, Sidewalk constructs a shared network between other smart devices including Echo, Ring Security Cams, outdoor lights and more.
"Cato Research Labs has identified hundreds of thousands of Sidewalk enterprise networks, with some enterprises having hundreds of such devices," says the report.
For the moment, there is little or no indication of attackers yet trying to exploit these consumer devices to gain access to corporate devices - but it remains a possibility.
Maor doubts that many companies would be happy with hosting on-site networks that incorporate an array of home devices, and possibly even devices automatically signed in by Sidewalk belonging to the neighbors of staff.
Just as concerning, he said, "How many companies are even aware that home devices have been brought into the corporate network and are sharing the corporate infrastructure. With lines blurring between the home office and the corporate network," he continued, "More devices and applications find their way to the organization's network but not necessarily to the organization's risk assessment."