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Exploiting Serial-to-Ethernet Converters in Critical Infrastructure
Forescout Vedere Labs uncovers 22 new vulnerabilities from two serial to Ethernet converter makers. See what was discovered and how to mitigate.
Just 60 days into my tenure as head of worldwide channel sales for Forescout, I’m pleased to unveil our new Gold Standard Partner Incentive Program, which I believe reflects best-in-class practices for rewarding channel partners with cold hard cash when you bring your most significant deals to Forescout. Namely, we will pay channel partners up […]
Cyber threats do not always come from outside an organization. Insiders, including current and former employees, contractors and other business partners with authorized access to your network, systems or data can pose significant risk, damage your reputation or even cause financial losses and business disruption. Insider threat incidents are on the rise and organizations affected […]
The Rhysida ransomware as a service (RaaS) group was first revealed in May 2023. Since then, the group has claimed 41 victims, including some high-profile ones such as the Chilean army and five educational institutions in the U.S. The group is also suspected to be behind the attack against Prospect Medical Holdings, which affected 17 […]
On July 24, a group of researchers at Midnight Blue announced TETRA:BURST, a set of five new vulnerabilities affecting the TETRA standard for radio communication. The vulnerabilities, at least one of which is an intentional backdoor, allow attackers to intercept and inject radio traffic used in a variety of settings, such as voice communication for […]
We recently published a blog post detailing how threat actors could leverage AI tools such as ChatGPT to assist in attacks targeting operational technology (OT) and unmanaged devices. In this blog post, we highlight why healthcare organizations should be particularly worried about this. First, the exploit we used in the previous example affects a vulnerability […]
Update: June 5, 2024 – IoT risk has grown 136% year over year. See what else has changed in our latest report “Riskiest Connected Devices in 2024” with data from 19 million assets. Since 2020, Forescout Research – Vedere Labs has been tracking the riskiest devices on organizations’ networks. In 2020, we released the first […]
When I joined Forescout as CEO six months ago, I was excited to partner with our strong employees, management team and board as we take the company through its next phase of growth. Today I’m pleased to announce enhancements to the Forescout® Platform that will help customers fully understand the risk posture of their attack […]
In today’s rapidly evolving threat landscape, cybercriminals have become more sophisticated than ever, making it crucial to stay abreast of the latest trends and tactics. The challenge is exacerbated by the expanding attack surface as more devices and device types connect to enterprise networks: IT, OT, IoT and IoMT devices, all with known vulnerabilities that […]
In our final OT:ICEFALL report, Forescout Vedere Labs presents three new vulnerabilities and concludes the project after one year of research following the original disclosure. The OT:ICEFALL research, including 61 vulnerabilities affecting 13 vendors, has yielded three key insights into the current state of OT product security: Vendors still lack a fundamental understanding of secure-by-design. […]