Hundreds of Brother printer models have an unpatchable security flaw

Serious security flaws have been found in hundreds of Brother printer models that could allow attackers to remotely access the device.

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New laws to protect consumers from cyber criminals come into force in the UK

From today, regulations enforcing consumer protections against hacking and cyber-attacks will take effect, mandating that internet-connected smart devices meet minimum-security standards by law.

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The SolarWinds Perfect Storm: Default Password, Access Sales and More - Meanwhile, Microsoft and other vendors are quickly moving to block the Sunburst backdoor used in t... https://threatpost.com/solarwinds-default-password-access-sales/162327/ #criticalinfrastructure #u.s.governmentagencies #antivirusdisabled #vulnerabilities #defaultpassword #supplychainhack #networkaccess #solarwinds123 #cyberattack #government #solarwinds #solorigate #microsoft #malware #fireeye #hacks #fxmsp #dhs
The SolarWinds Perfect Storm: Default Password, Access Sales and More

Meanwhile, Microsoft and other vendors are quickly moving to block the Sunburst backdoor used in the attack.

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Security Issues in PoS Terminals Open Consumers to Fraud - Point-of-sale terminal vendors Verifone and Ingenico have issued mitigations after researchers fou... https://threatpost.com/security-issues-pos-terminals-fraud/162210/ #arbitrarycodeexecution #ingenicotelium2series #includeverifonevx520 #verifonemxseries #vulnerabilities #defaultpassword #pointofsale #posterminal #ingenico #password #verifone
Security Issues in PoS Terminals Open Consumers to Fraud

Point-of-sale terminal vendors Verifone and Ingenico have issued mitigations after researchers found the devices use default passwords.

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Lax Security Exposes Smart-Irrigation Systems to Attack Across the Globe

Systems designed by Mottech Water Management were misconfigured and put in place and connected to the internet without password protections.

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Critical Cisco Bug Opens Software Licencing Manager to Remote Attack - A default password would let anyone access the Cisco Smart Software Manager On-Prem Base platform,... more: https://threatpost.com/critical-cisco-bug-software-licencing-remote-attack/153086/ #ciscosmartsoftwaremanageron-prembase #highavailabilityservice #softwarevulnerability #softwarelicensing #vulnerabilities #defaultpassword #cve-2020-3158 #criticalflaw #remoteattack #management #cisco
Critical Cisco Bug Opens Software Licencing Manager to Remote Attack

A default password would let anyone access the Cisco Smart Software Manager On-Prem Base platform, even if it's not directly connected to the internet.

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Mandatory IoT Security in the Offing with U.K. Proposal - The new U.K. law mandates that manufacturers apply several security controls to their connected de... more: https://threatpost.com/mandatory-iot-security-uk-proposal/152217/ #internetofthings #iotmanufacturers #defaultpassword #securityupdates #devicesecurity #iotlegislation #iotsecurity #government #regulation #password #ukgovlaw #techlaw #uklaw #iot
Mandatory IoT Security in the Offing with U.K. Proposal

The new U.K. law mandates that manufacturers apply several security controls to their connected devices.

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