IOActive Lights Up Vulnerabilities for Over Half a Million Belkin WeMo Users
Popular home automation devices are wide open to attackers Seattle, US ― February 18, 2014 ― IOActive, Inc., the leading global provider of specialist information security services, announced today that it has uncovered multiple vulnerabilities in Belkin WeMo Home Automation devices that could affect over half a million users. Belkin’s WeMo uses Wi-Fi and the mobile Internet to control home electronics anywhere in the world directly from the user’s smartphone. Mike Davis, IOActive’s principal research scientist, uncovered multiple vulnerabilities in the WeMo product set that gives attackers the ability to: Remotely control…
Chris Valasek, Director of Security Intelligence for IOActive, to present at CODE BLUE 2014
PRESENTATION: The Current State of Automotive Security PRESENTERS: Chris Valasek CONFERENCE: CODE BLUE LOCATION: Tokyo, Japan DATE & TIME: February 17, 2014 at 11:00 AM As automobiles become more connected, security experts naturally begin to think about their vulnerability to attack. During his talk, Chris Valasek will discuss how automotive networks operate and their inherent insecurities. He will outline the various attacks that researchers have performed against automobiles and present ways to secure modern vehicles. About Chris Valasek Christopher Valasek is the Director of Security Intelligence…
Chris Valasek, Director of Security Intelligence for IOActive, and Charlie Miller, Security Researcher for Twitter, to present at Kaspersky Security Analyst Summit 2014
PRESENTATION: Digital carjacking: Hacking the modern automobile PRESENTERS: Chris Valasek and Charlie Miller CONFERENCE: Kaspersky Security Analyst Summit 2014 LOCATION: Punta Cana, Dominican Republic DATE & TIME: February 11, 2014 at 9:30 AM As automobiles become more connected, security experts naturally begin to think about their vulnerability to attack. During their talk, Chris Valasek and Charlie Miller will discuss how automotive networks operate and their inherent insecurities. Together, they will outline the various attacks that researchers have performed against automobiles and present ways to secure modern…
IOActive’s Wim Remes Selected as Chairman of Board of Directors for (ISC)2
London, UK ― February 5, 2014 ― IOActive, Inc., the leading global provider of specialist information security services, announced today that Wim Remes, managing consultant for IOActive, has been elected as Chairman of the (ISC)² Board of Directors. (ISC)² is the largest not-for-profit membership body for certified information and software security professionals in the world. “Having Wim elected as Chairman for (ISC)² is a tremendous honour,” said Jennifer Steffens, chief executive officer for IOActive. “Wim will be a great leader for the organisation and will continue to help elevate its profile…
Eireann Leverett, Senior security Consultant for IOActive, to present at S4X14
PRESENTATION: Red/Blue Live PRESENTERS: Eireann Leverett CONFERENCE: S4 – SCADA Security Scientific Summit LOCATION: Miami, FL, US DATE & TIME: January 16, 2014 at 3:00 PM Come watch a live Red Team vs. Blue Team exercise. Eireann Leverett will select, in advance, a skilled attacker (Red Team) and defender (Blue Team) from the S4 attendees. Based on vulnerabilities he recently discovered, Eireann will provide the Red Team with proof of concept exploits and an actual vendor notice. After an hour with the target ICS product, both…