Security News

TP-Link introduces four smart home solutions for 24/7 whole-home security and control
2021-05-15 00:00

TP-Link introduced the Kasa Spot, 24/7 Recording and the Kasa Spot Pan Tilt, 24/7 Recording security cameras, offering crystal clear 2K HD video with secure local storage for continuous recording. TP-Link also introduced the Kasa Smart Wi-Fi Mini Plug and Kasa Smart Wi-Fi Outdoor Plug, a pair of refreshed smart plug solutions for whole-home automation with remote and voice control of any appliance.

Nutanix cloud platform now extends to AWS GovCloud to help public sector adopt cloud smart strategy
2021-05-06 00:30

Nutanix announced the Nutanix cloud platform now extends to AWS GovCloud, providing a unified cloud platform across Nutanix on-premises and bare metal Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud instances running on Amazon Web Services GovCloud region. This new solution helps enable U.S. public sector organizations looking for the strengthened security posture offered by AWS GovCloud to adopt the same software stack across their private and public clouds, providing the flexibility to choose the right cloud for each application.

DigiCert Smart Seal improves consumer trust in websites
2021-05-05 01:30

DigiCert announced the DigiCert Smart Seal, a new dynamic site seal that gives website visitors confidence that their information is secure on the web. The DigiCert Smart Seal is the first seal to visually display the site owner's brand via a verified brand logo.

Assessing third-party security controls with Panorays Smart Questionnaires
2021-05-02 11:01

Panorays, a provider of third-party security risk management, announced new research about the most common third-party cyber gaps and released a new automated, dynamic vendor security questionnaire functionality that helps resolve cyber gap issues in supply chains. To help resolve supply chain cyber gaps, Panorays now offers new automated, easy-to-use Smart Questionnaires that are typically completed in as little as nine days rather than the industry average of nine weeks, allowing organizations to significantly reduce time spent on the vendor evaluation process.

ADTRAN IoT Gateway based on LoRaWAN technology supports Smart Building applications
2021-04-22 01:30

ADTRAN announced its Internet of Things Gateway based on LoRaWAN technology. This micro-sized, Bluetooth-enabled gateway will enable LoRaWAN network operators, service providers, VARs and solution integrators to easily add support for growing enterprise IoT initiatives to their service portfolios and generate new revenue opportunities.

Massive Android Botnet Hits Smart TV Ad Ecosystem
2021-04-22 00:16

Security researchers at Human Security have discovered a massive botnet of Android devices being used to conduct fraud in the connected TV advertising ecosystem. The sophisticated mobile botnet, dubbed Pareto, is made up on nearly a million infected mobile Android devices pretending to be millions of people watching ads on smart TVs and other devices.

Lack of IT-OT collaboration holding back smart factory security projects
2021-03-31 04:30

61% of manufacturers have experienced cybersecurity incidents in their smart factories and are struggling to deploy the technology needed to effectively manage cyber risk, according to a Vanson Bourne survey of 500 IT and OT professionals in the United States, Germany and Japan. "Manufacturing organizations around the world are doubling down on digital transformation to drive smart factory improvements. The gap in IT and OT cybersecurity awareness creates the imbalance between people, process and technology, and it gives bad guys a chance to attack." said Akihiko Omikawa, executive VP of IoT security for Trend Micro.

SMART Modular expands its DuraFlash ME2 SATA SSD portfolio with M.2 2242, mSATA and Slim SATA
2021-03-26 01:30

"SMART Modular has expanded its DuraFlash ME2 SATA SSD product family with the addition of M.2 2242 SATA, mSATA and Slim SATA that complement the current M.2 2280 and 2.5" SSD form factors in SMART's DuraFlash portfolio. The new ME2 SATA SSD form factors are ideal for embedded computing, transportation, medical and industrial applications that require either smaller or legacy SSD form factors.

Smart doorbells on business premises make your property more attractive to burglars, warns researcher
2021-03-15 20:07

Installing a smart doorbell on your abode could actually increase your home's attractiveness to burglars, researchers from Britain's Cranfield University have said. Instead, he said in a summary of a research paper published on the Centre for Research and Evidence on Security Threats' website, smart doorbells and smart locks could actually make things worse.

Critical Security Hole Can Knock Smart Meters Offline
2021-03-12 21:42

Critical security vulnerabilities in Schneider Electric smart meters could allow an attacker a path to remote code execution, or to reboot the meter causing a denial-of-service condition on the device. Schneider Electric's PowerLogic ION/PM smart meter product line, like other smart meters, is used by consumers in their homes, but also by utility companies that deploy these meters in order to monitor and bill customers for their services.