Modems play an important role in enabling connectivity for a wide range of devices. This includes not only traditional mobile devices and household appliances, but also telecommunication systems in vehicles, ATMs and Automated Process Control Systems (APCS).
When integrating the modem, many product developers do not think of protecting their device from a potential modem compromise. As one of the main communication channels for the end device, the modem not only has access to the information flow between the device and the outside world, but also may have almost unlimited access to the most critical systems and resources of the end device. Thus, modem security is a significant matter.
Read more…
Source: Kaspersky
Related:
- Nato to spend £2.6 billion on satellites, cyber security and drones
March 27, 2017
Nato will announce plans to spend €3bn (£2.6bn) on upgrading its satellite and computer technology over the next three years, a senior official has said. As the alliance adapts to new types of warfare it hoped the technology will deter hackers, as the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (Nato) acknowledges conflicts are increasingly fought out online rather than in the air, on land or at sea. The ...
- Malware infecting Androids somewhere in the supply chain
March 12, 2017
Smartphones from Samsung, LG, Xiaomi, ZTE, Oppo, Vivo, Asus and Lenovo have been spotted sporting malware they apparently carried when they were shipped. The malware discovered by Check Point Software Technologies included info-stealers, ransomware like Slocker; Loki, which shows “illegitimate advertisements” to generate revenue while stealing device information; and information stealers. Check Point says it found infections ...
- UK crime agency arrests suspect in Deutsche Telekom cyber attack
February 23, 2017
British authorities have arrested a suspect in connection with a cyber attack that infected nearly 1 million routers used to access Deutsche Telekom’s (DTEGn.DE) internet service, German federal police said on Thursday. Britain’s National Crime Agency detained the 29-year-old Briton at one of London’s airports on Wednesday, the police said in a statement. Deutsche Telekom welcomed the ...
- iOS Cracking Tools Allegedly Stolen from Cellebrite Get Dumped Online by Hackers
February 3, 2017
We may finally have the answer to one of the big mysteries of 2016 – how did Cellebrite manage to help the FBI break into the San Bernardino shooter’s iPhone. The answer seems to be repurposing other existing cracking tools used to jailbreak iPhones. One hacker broke into Cellebrite’s servers last month, stealing 900 GB of ...
- Apple iPhone 7 is being hardened to handle military-grade secrets
January 25, 2017
The iPhone 7 is being turned into a phone capable of safeguarding military-level secrets for the UK armed forces. Telecoms giant BT is hardening the security of the device to allow UK military personnel to use it to discuss ‘secret’ matters and for storing sensitive data. Describing the iPhone 7 as the “device of choice” for the ...
- Hackers Hacked Phone Hacking Company
January 13, 2017
Cellebrite made the news several times in the last 12 months or so, pretty much because of the company’s phone hacking capabilities and its involvement in the San Bernardino scandal when it was asked to break into the iPhone used by a terrorist. This time, however, Cellebrite is making the headlines because of a different reason: ...