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Firms with exposed IoT have a higher concentration of other security problems

Exposed enterprise IoT devices can be an indicator of security issues to come, with firms sporting exposed devices having a 62% higher density of other security problems, new research shows. For example, companies with exposed IoT are more than 50% more likely to have email security issues, according to a new report and blog post…

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Users of IoT products from three major vendors at risk of DDoS attacks, data leaks

Softing Industrial Automation GmbH, Kepware PTC, and Matrikon Honeywell all provided fixes for their respective products after security firm Claroty privately disclosed them during 2020.

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Ubiquiti urges password reset, 2fa after breach

IoT networking device vendor Ubiquiti experienced a breach of a web portal it uses to manage remote devices and as a support portal. The web servers stored information pertaining to user profiles for the account.ui.com portal that Ubiquiti makes available to customers who bought one of its router or webcam products, a ZDNet report said.…

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