Internet of Things (IoT) security Insights

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May 30, 2024
9 min read

Exposed and vulnerable: Recent attacks highlight critical need to protect internet-exposed OT devices

Since late 2023, Microsoft has observed an increase in reports of attacks focusing on internet-exposed, poorly secured operational technology (OT) devices.

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April 25, 2024
7 min read

Investigating industrial control systems using Microsoft’s ICSpector open-source framework

Microsoft released ICSpector as an open-source framework to help organizations secure their industrial control systems.

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August 10, 2023
10 min read

Multiple high severity vulnerabilities in CODESYS V3 SDK could lead to RCE or DoS

Microsoft researchers identified multiple high-severity vulnerabilities in the CODESYS V3 SDK that could put operational technology (OT) infrastructure at risk of attacks, such as remote code execution (RCE) and denial of service (DoS).

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August 7, 2023
9 min read

Adopting guidance from the US National Cybersecurity Strategy to secure the Internet of Things

Microsoft is invested in helping partners create Internet of Things solutions with strong security products that support the March 2023 United States National Cybersecurity Strategy.

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April 13, 2023
5 min read

Improve supply chain security and resiliency with Microsoft

The Microsoft Supply Chain Platform was just launched to help companies protect their supply chains against cyber threats.

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March 20, 2023
7 min read

Leverage cloud-powered security with Microsoft Defender for IoT

Learn how the new Microsoft Defender for IoT delivers integrated, comprehensive security for your IoT and OT environment.

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December 14, 2022
3 min read

Cyber Signals: Risks to critical infrastructure on the rise

Today, the third edition of Cyber Signals was released spotlighting security trends and insights gathered from Microsoft’s 43 trillion daily security signals and 8,500 security experts.

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November 16, 2022
3 min read

Microsoft contributes S2C2F to OpenSSF to improve supply chain security

We are pleased to announce that the S2C2F has been adopted by the OpenSSF under the Supply Chain Integrity Working Group and formed into its own Special Initiative Group.

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June 20, 2022
3 min read

Securing your IoT with Edge Secured-core devices

To simplify your IoT security journey, today, we’re announcing the availability of Windows IoT Edge Secured-core devices available in the Azure Certified Device catalog from Lenovo, ASUS and AAEON, additionally we’re also announcing the availability of devices that meet the Microsoft sponsored Edge Compute Node protection profile which is governed with industry oversight, from Scalys and Eurotech.

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April 25, 2022
6 min read

Microsoft best practices for managing IoT security concerns

The Internet of Things, or IoT, has expanded beyond the mere concept that it was when first introduced.

March 16, 2022
6 min read

Uncovering Trickbot’s use of IoT devices in command-and-control infrastructure

The Microsoft Defender for IoT research team has recently discovered the exact method through which MikroTik devices are used in Trickbot’s C2 infrastructure.

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March 3, 2022
7 min read

Secure your OT and IoT devices with Microsoft Defender for IoT and Quzara Cybertorch™

In recent years, malicious actors have started attacking industrial control systems and key sectors of nations’ critical infrastructure to inflict damage that transcends the cyber world and traditional IT assets.

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