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EPISODE 367
Broadcast Date:
March 7, 20248 minutes
Podcast Mar 07, 2024Root Causes 367: Did an IoT Toothbrush Botnet Perform DDoS Attacks?
A story circulated earlier this year about a botnet composed of millions of IoT toothbrushes, which later was debunked. We tell you the whole tale.
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EPISODE 54
Broadcast Date:
December 2, 201925 minutes
Podcast Dec 02, 2019Root Causes 54: 2019 Lookback - Infrastructure and IoT Security
It was an eventful year for infrastructure and IoT security. Join our hosts as they discuss 2019 trends and 2020 predictions for IoT and infrastructure.
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EPISODE 42
Broadcast Date:
October 8, 201925 minutes
Podcast Oct 08, 2019Root Causes 42: Anatomy of a Botnet
Expert guest Alan Grau (VP of IoT and Embedded Security, Sectigo) joins us to help dissect today's botnets.
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Return of the IoT Botnet: Silex Exposes the Underbelly of IoT Devices
Blog Post from Sectigo
Blog Post Jun 27, 2019IoT botnets and cyberattacks just keep coming. The most recent attack, the Silex botnet, is particularly nasty. It doesn’t use devices to create DDoS attacks or attempt to steal personal data. The malware simply deletes the software from the device rendering it useless, or “bricking” the device. Fortunately, there are ways to prevent these kinds of attacks.
