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5 Steps to Protect Yourself from Internet of Things DDoS Attacks

21.Feb.2020

Pwnie Express, an Outpost24 company

An October surprise – a massive DDoS attack taking down some of the world’s most popular websites - has shown just how open “backdoors” into printers, webcams, and office phones can bring the internet to a crawl. Hackers now have both the path (through devices connected to “the internet of things”) and arsenal (malware known as “Mirai”) needed to beat domain name service providers into submission.

Top vulnerability trends and how to fix them

20.Feb.2020

Srinivasan Jayaraman, Vulnerability Research Manager at Outpost24,

Over a 12-month period from Nov 2018 to 2019, we’ve analyzed vulnerability data collected from over 2 million assets, across 10 markets and 9 sectors to discover the top vulnerability trends. Within that we reported over 150 million findings from the 375,379 unique scanned assets, the message is clear – every business and industry across the globe are affected by security vulnerabilities.

Wireless Attacks You Could Prevent

16.Feb.2020

Pwnie Express, an Outpost24 company

You know by now that even the most exacting standards for WIPS/WIDS deployment can't prevent a wireless attack. But with the right tools, you can detect them, and as we're all aware, detection is the first step to recovery.

Cloud security controls: Where are we now and best practice for future gains

05.Feb.2020

Sergio Loureiro, Cloud Security Director

In 2020 the Cloud Security Alliance (CSA) is celebrating its 11th anniversary, however, is the security community any closer to getting to grips with Cloud Security, and the controls required to stay ahead of cybercriminals?

What Makes IoT so Vulnerable to Attack?

05.Feb.2020

Pwnie Express, an Outpost24 company

This piece is part 3 of our ongoing series on IoT security and wireless security.

Who is Responsible for IoT Security?

05.Feb.2020

Pwnie Express, an Outpost24 company

This piece is part 4 of our ongoing series on IoT security and wireless security.

IoT Security: The Basics

04.Feb.2020

Pwnie Express, an Outpost24 company

This piece is part 1 of our ongoing series on IoT and wireless security.

The IoT Attacks Everyone Should Know About

04.Feb.2020

Pwnie Express, an Outpost24 company

This piece is part 2 of our ongoing series on IoT and wireless security.

Rogue Device Spotlight: Wireless Printers

31.Jan.2020

Pwnie Express, an Outpost24 company

Wireless Printers are becoming more and more common around the world,
providing convenience in several different ways. However, this convenience comes
with a security cost. It is vital to understand the different wireless modes these
printers can be in, as well as the dangers of default configurations and how they
can be exploited by the bad guys when not properly configured.

Rogue Device Spotlight: MiniPwner

29.Jan.2020

Pwnie Express, an Outpost24 company

Originally created in 2012 by security researcher Kevin Bong, the MiniPwner leverages the incredibly flexible OpenWRT project to turn cheap consumer wireless routers into highly capable penetration testing devices. The initial iteration of the project was little more than stock OpenWRT running on the immensely popular TPLink MR703N, but that was enough to get the ball rolling, and the project has been steadily evolving since.