network security

Network Security

Issued by: Help Net Security

Waterfall BlackBox: Restoring trust in network information

Waterfall Security Solutions announced the launch of the Waterfall BlackBox, developed to maintain the integrity of log repositories in the event of a cyber attack. Based on Waterfall’s patented unidirectional technology, the Waterfall BlackBox creates a physical barrier between networks and logged data, so that stored logs become inaccessible to attackers who are trying to…

Network Security

Issued by: Security Week

ADC Attacks Can Cause Damage in Industrial Environments

Malicious actors could cause physical damage by exploiting flaws in how analog-to-digital converters (ADCs) are used in industrial environments, researchers warned. ADCs are electronic devices that convert analog signals, such as voltage or amperage, into digital signals. In industrial environments, ADCs can be used to produce a digital number from an analog signal coming from…

Network Security

Issued by: CIO Security

Hacking forum cuts section allegedly linked to DDoS attacks

An online hackers’ forum has deleted a section that allegedly offered paid distributed denial-of-service attacks, following last Friday’s massive internet disruption. HackForums.net will be shutting down the “Server Stress Testing” section, the site’s admin Jesse “Omniscient” LaBrocca said in a Friday posting. “I do need to make sure that we continue to exist and given…

Network Security

Issued by: Security Week

What’s the Fix for IoT DDoS Attacks?

No one has claimed responsibility, and Dyn has been somewhat quiet about the attack vectors, but has said that possibly 100,000 hijacked connected devices could have been used in the attack. The attacks could be fallout from the Mirai IoT Botnet assault against Brian Krebs earlier this month. As Krebs himself notes, the attacks started within…

Network Security

Issued by: Help Net Security

Smart city initiatives: Highly integrated and complex problems to solve

Every day, leaders of large cities grapple with knotty, complex problems like decaying public transportation infrastructures, aging utility lines, urban blight, neighborhoods that are vulnerable to the effects of climate change, and other multi-faceted socio-economic challenges. Increasingly, municipal leaders are turning to urban analytics, data collection, and advances in sensor technology to help solve the…

Malware & Threats, Network Security

Issued by: CIO Security

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

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

Issued by: Security Week

ICS Networks at Risk Due to Flaw in Schneider PLC Simulator

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…

Malware & Threats, Network Security

Issued by: CSO

IDG Contributor Network: Fasten your seatbelt in the IoT cybersecurity race

Using very old and simple techniques such as brute force attacks, cybercriminals are gaining control over a population of insecure internet of things (IoT) devices with arsenals of malware. Brian Krebs’ website was recently targeted in the largest ever distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attack. The source code that powered the IoT botnet responsible for the attack…