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Industrial systems need to prepare for the ‘big one’—but they’re not

The Parallax

That’s the conclusion of an annual security report based on a survey of 579 security experts, 85 percent of whom said they expect their country to suffer a major critical-infrastructure hack in the next five years. Time for a Department of the Internet of Things? The long reach of Mirai, the Internet of Things botnet.

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Cybersecurity Snapshot: IoT Vendors Fail at Vulnerability Disclosures, While Cyber Threats Again Top Business Risks 

Tenable

Then scan the latest list of top malware. The report, now in its 12th year and based on a survey of 2,712 risk management experts from 94 countries and territories, found that cyber risk also ranks first among small business worries. Learn all about how most IoT product makers lack vulnerability disclosure policies. And much more!

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Now is the Time to Get Your Business Protected from Cyberthreats (Sponsored)

David Walsh

Malware has been a problem for decades, one that was exacerbated by the the rise of the internet, file sharing, and digital assets. Whether it’s keyloggers or other types of malware, they’ll make your computer slow and insecure, all without you knowing. Malwarebytes Endpoint Protection (+Server Version).

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How to use your Android as a 2FA key

The Parallax

Google’s move to turn Androids themselves—the ones already in consumers’ hands—into the physical keys needed to unlock accounts is a “game changer,” Joseph Lorenzo Hall, chief technologist and director of the Internet Architecture project at the Center for Democracy and Technology , said in an email. “It Android Q adds privacy, fragmentation.

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A Practical History of the Firewall – Part 3: Performance Takes Center Stage

Firemon

As internet speeds increased and firewall adoption inside the enterprise increased, performance drove purchasing decisions. High- p rofile attacks and increasing dependence on the Internet for critical business functions, drove security from the obscure to the forefront.

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Cybersecurity Snapshot: Critical Infrastructure Orgs Cautioned About Chinese Drones, While Water Plants Advised To Boost Incident Response

Tenable

In addition, the latest on the Androxgh0st malware. That’s according to the “ State of the CISO, 2023–2024 Benchmark Report ” from IANS Research and Artico Search, which was announced this week and is based on a survey of 660 CISOs and on unstructured interviews with 100 CISOs. And much more! Watch it on demand!

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News in Networking: Russian Internet for North Korea, Google Finds DNS Vulnerabilities

Kentik

Reports this week suggest a Russian teleco started providing internet connectivity to North Korea. Here are those headlines and more: Russia Provides New Internet Connection to North Korea (38 North). “A A major Russian telecommunications company appears to have begun providing an internet connection to North Korea.