LoRaWAN Networks are Spreading but Security Researchers Say Beware
ZDNet – IOActive security researchers say LoRaWAN networks are vulnerable to cyber-attacks despite boastful claims about the protocol’s security features. Security experts have published a report today warning that the new and fast-rising LoRaWAN technology is vulnerable to cyberattacks and misconfigurations, despite claims of improved security rooted in the protocol’s use of two layers of encryption.
LoRaWAN Encryption Keys Easy to Crack, Jeopardizing Security of IoT Networks
Threat Post – New research from IOActive has found that “blindly” trusting the encryption of the widely adopted device protocol can lead to DDoS, sending of false data and other cyber attacks. The LoRaWAN protocol has become standard in the world of industrial IoT because of its support for low-power wireless devices over long distances and its end-to-end encryption technology.
Implementation Flaws Make LoRaWAN Networks Vulnerable to Attack
CSO – New report from IOActive details implementation errors that expose LoRaWAN networks to attack and provides a framework for mitigating the risk. LoRaWAN, a long-range wireless communications technology for low-powered devices such as sensors, has been gaining popularity worldwide in smart city, industrial internet of things (IioT) and smart home projects. Even though the protocol uses built-in encryption, implementation errors are common, and they enable attacks that are hard to detect.
How to detect and prevent issues with vulnerable LoRaWAN networks
Help Net Security – IOActive researchers found that the LoRaWAN protocol – which is used across the globe to transmit data to and from IoT devices in smart cities, Industrial IoT, smart homes, smart utilities, vehicle tracking, and healthcare – has a host of cybersecurity issues that could put network users at risk of attack. Such attacks could cause widespread disruption or in extreme cases even put lives at risk.
LoRaWAN Networks Are Not So Safe
Sensors Daily – Researchers at security-services provider IOActive say LoRaWAN smart-device networks are susceptible to hacking. A digital communication network subject to a hack attack? Who would’ve thought? Be that as it may, the researchers point out that a million or more devices in smart cities, industrial IoT apps, and smart homes are vulnerable for any number of nasty hacker activities including covering up attacks against infrastructure.
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