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Securing 5G for 2023 and beyond

CIO

This includes advanced malware, command-and-control botnets, code injection, and application vulnerabilities. 5G is a wireless protocol and there is risk from rogue base stations in the radio access network (RAN) that can be used to attack the network. Radio rogues.

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The Next Generation of Cognitive Campus Workspaces

Arista

With this fundamental shift and as administrators consider an interconnected IoT (Internet of Things) environment, the boundary between the office, home, teleworker and user is converging. How does one secure an IoT environment and guard against malware and outbreaks? Why do we cope with wired and wireless silos?

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11 Key Enterprise IoT Security Recommendations

Altexsoft

As we know, the IoT will enable businesses to capture more data for deep analysis while obtaining more granular control over processes. Devices connected to the IoT have been recognized for a long time as a prime target for hackers and once you have read the article to follow, you will appreciate why. This is good news.

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FBI?s router reboot call reminds us why to check for updates

The Parallax

On May 25, the FBI issued a clarion call to a broad swath of Wi-Fi router owners: To clear out a potential botnet malware infection, reboot your router. The malware, VPNFilter, allowed hackers to snoop on all traffic passing through the router, including stealing website log-ins, as well as disable the device.

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Your old router could be a hacking group’s APT pawn

The Parallax

Secret to safer IoT is smarter Wi-Fi, hacker Caezar says (Q&A). 5 questions to ask before buying an IOT device. Once the group has profiled the device and tricked the target into installing the hidden malware, it can begin stealing data. How to secure your home Wi-Fi. Time for a Department of the Internet of Things?

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Are We Prepared to Deal with the Impact of Cyber Threats on 5G?

Palo Alto Networks

Consider the following IoT examples: Modern IoT malware and attacks, such as botnet scanning, drain the CPU and memory of the IoT devices under attack, causing substantial service response delay for time-sensitive applications, lower device stability and increased device reboot risks.

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DDoS: Understand The Growing Threat From Botnet #14

CTOvision

We learned from the source code that this malware makes an attempt to prevent it from being hijacked, but if the host device reboots, it once again becomes available for compromise. If IoT devices supporting IPv6 over Low power Wireless Personal Area Networks (6LoWPAN) are introduced, the potential for larger DDoS attacks compounds.

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