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Risky Business #433 -- Mirai Ain't Going Anywhere

10/27/2016

Long refresh cycles on IoT mean we have a real problem...

On this week's show we're taking a look at the Great DDoSSening of 2016! Yep, we'll be having a look at the attacks against Dyn, but perhaps more importantly we'll be asking the question: With a zillion perma-owned things out there able to launch some pretty serious DDoS attacks: What now?

IoT device security specialist Stephen Ridley will join us in this week's feature slot to discuss that.

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The Security Ledger: Shoddy Supply Chain Lurks Behind Mirai Botnet

10/10/2016

In-brief: A common, China-based supplier of management software is the common thread that ties together the myriad digital video recorders, IP-based cameras and other devices that make up the Mirai botnet, according to analysis by the firm Flashpoint.

The problems with the XiongMai devices underscores a general lack of security in the supply chain for devices that are currently being sold globally, said Jamison Utter of the firm Senrio. “Manufacturers really have no guidance on what is good or bad or what they should be doing. It might seem obvious to us that you don’t build devices with unchangeable default administrator account names and passwords, but from their standpoint, there’s no checklist or guidance on what industry best practices are.”

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Senrio Discussed IoT Security at Smart Technology Show

10/4/2016

Device makers and vendors gather to discuss the future of IoT.

IOT SET TO CHANGE SECURITY PRIORITIES
As technology becomes more entwined with the world will security failures have a graver impact?

The security industry has not done a great job at protecting our computers and servers. And now we are connecting billions of devices with no or minimal security. IoT poses a real threat to physical safety, cybersecurity, financial and privacy risk. The risk is systemic and at a much bigger scale than we have seen in traditional IT. IoT security requires a scalable and procedural approach - to replace the fragmented and ad hoc practices we currently have in place.