IOActive Finds Rampant Security Vulnerabilities in Home, Business and Industrial Robots
Seattle, Wash. – March 1, 2017 – IOActive, Inc., the worldwide leader in research-driven security services, today released a new paper exposing numerous vulnerabilities found in multiple home, business, and industrial robots available on the market today. The array of vulnerabilities identified in the systems evaluated included many graded as high or critical risk, leaving the robots highly susceptible to cyberattack. Attackers could employ the issues found to maliciously spy via the robot’s microphone and camera, leak personal or business data, and in extreme cases, cause serious physical harm or damage…
Daniel Miessler, Director of Advisory Services, to present at AppSec California
PRESENTATION: InfoSec at Peak Prevention PRESENTER(S): Daniel Miessler, Director of Advisory Services for IOActive CONFERENCE: AppSec California LOCATION: Annenberg Community Beach House, Santa Monica, CA DATE & TIME: January 24, 2017 at 2:30pm PT There is a widely known concept called “Peak Oil,” that essentially says there’s a limit to how much oil we can produce, after which point production must decline and new energy sources must be found. This presentation by Daniel Miessler applies a similar methodology in exploring the concept of “Peak Prevention,” as…
IOActive consultants to present at S4x17
CONFERENCE: S4x17 LOCATION: The Filmore Miami Beach, Miami Beach, Florida DATE: January 10-11, 2017 The Antikernel – Hardware and Unprivileged Software Dr. Andrew Zonenberg, January 10, 2017 – 10:30 am ET Modular design has long been used in critical systems in order to ease verification and contain damage in the event of a failure (whether accidentally or maliciously induced). Truly compartmentalized real-time operating systems, however, have remained elusive. We present Antikernel, a novel decentralized operating system architecture composed entirely of hardware and unprivileged software, and discuss the applicability of…
IOActive Discovers In-Flight Entertainment System Vulnerabilities
Seattle, WA – December 20, 2016 – IOActive, Inc., the worldwide leader in research-driven security services, today released research detailing several cybersecurity vulnerabilities found in Panasonic Avionics In-Flight Entertainment (IFE) systems used by a number of major airlines including United, Virgin, American Airlines, Emirates, AirFrance, Singapore, and Qatar, among others.
John Sheehy, Vice President, Strategic Services for IOActive, to present at the Defense One Summit
PRESENTATION: Securing the Internet of Things PRESENTER(S): John Sheehy, Vice President, Strategic Services for IOActive CONFERENCE: Defense One Summit LOCATION: Marriott Marquis, Washington D.C. DATE & TIME: November 17, 2016 at 2:35 PM On October 21, Internet connectivity in parts of the United States slowed to a crawl as thousands of net-connected, malware infected devices unwittingly staged a massive denial of service attack. By 2020, there will be anywhere from 20 billion to 50 billion internet-connected devices, including about one in five cars, according to industry forecasts. This…