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Flaw in Schneider Industrial Firewalls Allows Remote Code Execution

Issued by: Security Week

On Wednesday, at SecurityWeek’s 2016 ICS Cyber Security Conference, in a presentation meant to demonstrate that attackers could easily bypass defenses if proper ICS protection technologies are not in place, researchers at industrial security firm CyberX disclosed the existence of several important flaws. One of them affects Schneider Electric’s ConneXium TCSEFEC family of industrial ethernet…

Malware & Threats, Network Security

Was the Dyn DDoS attack actually a script kiddie v. PSN?

Issued by: CIO Security

The massive DDoS attack that disrupted the internet address-lookup service Dyn last week was perhaps pulled off by a script kiddie targeting PlayStation Network and using Mirai malware to assemble a massive IoT botnet, according to research by Flashpoint. “Flashpoint assesses with moderate confidence that the most recent Mirai attacks are likely connected to the…

Network Security

ICS Networks at Risk Due to Flaw in Schneider PLC Simulator

Issued by: Security Week

On Tuesday, at SecurityWeek’s 2016 ICS Cyber Security Conference, Indegy CTO Mille Gandelsman disclosed a vulnerability found by the company in Unity Pro, a Windows-based programming, debugging and operating software for Schneider’s programmable logic controllers (PLCs). Unity Pro, typically deployed on engineering workstations, includes a PLC simulator component that allows users to test applications without…

Network Security

Data Leaked by Pagers Useful for Critical Infrastructure Attacks

Issued by: Security Week

Pagers are still used in industrial environments and many organizations don’t realize that the messages sent with these devices can be highly useful to malicious actors looking to launch a targeted attack. After analyzing the use of pagers in the healthcare industry, researchers at Trend Micro have focused their attention on the risk they pose…

Network Security

New security solutions from ESET provide added cyber protection

Issued by: Eset

SAN DIEGO – October 25, 2016 – Internet users now have more ways to stay protected from the latest cyber threats with the introduction of two new security solutions released today by IT security company ESET®: ESET Smart Security Premium and ESET Internet Security. ESET’s newly introduced lineup helps individuals stay protected from common cyber threats like webcam spying,…

Network Security

Chinese firm recalls camera products linked to massive DDOS attack

Issued by: CIO Security

A Chinese electronics component maker is recalling 4.3 million internet-connected camera products from the U.S. market amid claims they may have played a role in Friday’s massive internet disruption. On Monday, Hangzhou Xiongmai Technology said it was recalling earlier models of four kinds of cameras due to a security vulnerability that can make them easy to…

Network Security

Global City CIOs Launch New Organization to Promote Best Smart City Practices

Issued by: Security Intelligence

Major city chief information officers (CIO) have banded together to launch their own club in the interest of trying to move the bar on urban IT projects. The club, called the Council of Global City CIOs, includes city IT managers from San Francisco, Washington, D.C., Chicago, New York City, The Hague, Dubai, Boston and Seattle….

Cloud Security, Network Security

SMB security: The evolving role of SaaS and IT outsourcing

Issued by: Help Net Security

SMBs need to bridge the gap between smaller IT security budgets and a shortage of expertise to face the very real and growing threat of cyber attacks, according to Kaspersky Lab. Over half (54 percent) of SMBs believe that their IT security will be compromised at some point and that preparation is essential, with 40…

Network Security, Software Security

IPVanish VPN unveils new app, security improvements

Issued by: Help Net Security

US-based IPVanish VPN, whose VPN network spans 40,000+ IPs on 500+ servers in 60+ countries, has recently pushed out a major new edition of its app. The new version (v3.0) has many improvements: a sleeker design, an expanded server list, a QuickConnect feature that allows users to connect to their favorited server with a single…

Network Security

Chinese firm admits its hacked products were behind Friday’s massive DDOS attack

Issued by: CSO

A Chinese electronics component manufacturer says its products inadvertently played a role in a massive cyberattack that disrupted major internet sites in the U.S. on Friday. Hangzhou Xiongmai Technology, a vendor behind DVRs and internet-connected cameras, said on Sunday that security vulnerabilities involving weak default passwords in its products were partly to blame.