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Advancements in biotech could save thousands, if not millions of lives. But what security and privacy challenges do they introduce? We take a close look at recent innovations.

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Vital infrastructure

Tags: AI biosensors BLE bluetooth dna-test fda pacemaker pharmaceuticals smart pill sweyntooth vulnerabilities

Security Sophos

S2 Ep27: Bluetooth holes, dodgy Chrome extensions and forgotten passwords – Naked Security Podcast

February 21, 2020 0 Comments bluetooth, chrome, Cryptography, cybersecurity, Naked Security Podcast, news, Podcast, sweyntooth, tech

Credit to Author: Alice Violet| Date: Fri, 21 Feb 2020 14:32:45 +0000

New episode – listen now!<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/nakedsecurity/~4/RNXX7HxPuPc” height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>

Security Sophos

Bluetooth bugs – researchers find 10 “Sweyntooth” security holes

February 14, 2020 0 Comments bluetooth, cybersecurity, sweyntooth, vulnerability

Credit to Author: Paul Ducklin| Date: Fri, 14 Feb 2020 17:47:46 +0000

More trouble in the Internet of Things – Bluetooth firmware code in many devices is found to have numerous bugs.<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/nakedsecurity/~4/RPIddP3q73U” height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>

Security Sophos

Google will now accept your iPhone as an authentication key

January 17, 2020 0 Comments 2-factor Authentication, Android, Apple, authentication keys, bluetooth, Google, Google Chrome, iOS, iPhone, iPhones, Mobile, secure enclave, secure enclave processor, sep, SIM hijacking, sim jacking, sim swap, sim swap fraud, SIM swaps, smart lock

Credit to Author: Lisa Vaas| Date: Fri, 17 Jan 2020 11:13:19 +0000

Google has updated its Smart Lock to let iOS users security-dongle-ize their iPhones.<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/nakedsecurity/~4/E-1ND1RZhgg” height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>

MalwareBytes Security

Bluetooth vulnerability can be exploited in Key Negotiation of Bluetooth (KNOB) attacks

August 21, 2019 0 Comments Apple, Awareness, blackberry, bluetooth, Cisco, CVE-2019-9506, iOS, Key Negotiation of Bluetooth, KNOB attack, MacOS, man-in-the-middle attack, Microsoft, MITM, ret hat, watchOS, Windows

Credit to Author: Jovi Umawing| Date: Wed, 21 Aug 2019 15:56:45 +0000

Researchers called it KNOB, a clever attack against the firmware of a Bluetooth chip that can allow hackers to successfully hijack paired devices and steal their sensitive data. Are users at risk?

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Awareness

Tags: Apple blackberry bluetooth Cisco CVE-2019-9506 iOS Key Negotiation of Bluetooth KNOB attack macOS man-in-the-middle attack microsoft mitm ret hat watchos windows

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