Enterprise Iot, Infrastructure

EyeSpy - Iranian Spyware Delivered in VPN Installers

August 16, 2022

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During routine analysis of detection performance, we noticed a batch of processes that respected the same pattern in the process names. These names begin with sys, win or lib followed by a word that describes the functionality, such as bus, crt, temp, cache, init, and end in 32.exe. We later noticed that the .bat files and the downloaded payloads respect the same naming convention. Further investigation revealed the components are part of a monitoring application called SecondEye, developed in Iran and distributed legitimately via the developer’s website. We also found that some spyware components were already described in an article published by Blackpoint [1]. In the article, researchers drew attention to the dangers of legally distributed monitoring software with malicious behavior

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KORE is a world leader in providing premier machine-to-machine (M2M)/Internet of Things (IoT) communications , utilizing the most comprehensive network service footprint to offer its customers ubiquitous global connectivity — including GSM, HSPA, CDMA, EV-DO and LTE, as well as satellite services. Providing unified control and management for cellular and satellite network service delivery in more than 180 countries worldwide with over 400 carrier partnerships, KORE empowers its application, hardware and wireless operator partners to efficiently deliver M2M solutions for connected devices across the globe. As an established M2M service provider, KORE delivers a single business management platform that can effectively control costs and increase operational efficiencies for clients in a number of industries, such as healthcare, fleet tracking, point of sale, security, logistics, industrial monitoring and environmental services. In addition to our all-inclusive business platform an

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The Global Smart Industry Readiness Index Initiative: Manufacturing Transformation Insights Report 2022

whitePaper | February 14, 2022

The Smart Industry Readiness Index (SIRI) comprises a suite of frameworks and tools to help manufacturers – regardless of size or industry – start, scale and sustain their digital transformation journeys. The ongoing COVID-19 pandemic and the reshaping of production value chains globallyare spurring the manufacturing community to embrace digitalization with greater focus and urgency, motivated not only by potential gains in efficiency.

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TURNING THE INTERNET OF THINGS INTO REALITY

whitePaper | January 15, 2020

The prospects are exciting. By enhancing resources with IoT, employees and organizations generate new value. Notable examples include improved air quality in cities and increased availability and reliability of rail vehicles of up to 99%. Other IoT implementations cut non-technical power losses in half, saving $150 million for an electric utilities company in Brazil, and reduce delivery days in electronics manufacturing from 25 to less than 7, improving quality at the same time.

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Intelligent Edge & Private Networks Center of Excellence

whitePaper | December 19, 2022

The Accenture-Cisco Center of Excellence is an international center integrated with ACIC+ and its catalogue with a hub in Rome in the Accenture Cloud Innovation Center and one in Milan, in the Cisco Cybersecurity Co-Innovation Center as well as a Demo Center at Equinix’s datacenter ML5. The Center will leverage Market leader software-defined solutions for DC, WAN and LAN, Security for both corporate and industrial sites, to establish, based on Equinix Fabric and network edge catalog, a direct and low latency cloud interconnection through its resilient facilities to main cloud providers (MAG). The benefits of having Equinix in this architecture are numerous in terms of lower IT costs thanks to consumption-based billing, faster time-to-market and rapid innovation that supports large scale-up with fluid and real-time service enablement, plus monitoring from a single portal.

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CYBER SECURITY IN THE ERA OF INDUSTRIAL IOT

whitePaper | February 6, 2020

Industrial cyber security has been a topic of much debate over the last decade. Despite the industry’s widespread acknowledgement of its significance, cyber security in the industry continues to be an elusive subject for many. A huge gap exists in understanding the implications of cyber security; however, the subject has been greatly discussed. Interestingly, the industrial environment is currently passing through a key phase, where the idea of Internet of Things (IoT) is beginning to pervade all areas of industrial operation. This ongoing change is poised to expand the complex security needs in the factories of the future.

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Whitepaper: Connected Machines

whitePaper | April 14, 2022

A connected machine ecosystem comprises industrial assets interlinked via software and intelligent technologies, to drive smarter and more agile decisions. Industry 4.0, a revolution driven by advancements in technology, integrates physical operations with smart digital technologies (such as AI, industrial IoT, blockchain, connectivity infrastructure, etc.) to create a more holistic, interconnected.

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The Future of Smart Systems and IoT Analytics

whitePaper | January 30, 2020

The Internet of Things (IoT) and the new world of Smart Systems are ushering in an era where people, machines, devices, sensors, and businesses are all connected and able to interact with one another. The convergence of networked computing and large-scale data management with real time machine intelligence is driving the integration of the physical and virtual worlds and creating unimagined business opportunities.

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KORE

KORE is a world leader in providing premier machine-to-machine (M2M)/Internet of Things (IoT) communications , utilizing the most comprehensive network service footprint to offer its customers ubiquitous global connectivity — including GSM, HSPA, CDMA, EV-DO and LTE, as well as satellite services. Providing unified control and management for cellular and satellite network service delivery in more than 180 countries worldwide with over 400 carrier partnerships, KORE empowers its application, hardware and wireless operator partners to efficiently deliver M2M solutions for connected devices across the globe. As an established M2M service provider, KORE delivers a single business management platform that can effectively control costs and increase operational efficiencies for clients in a number of industries, such as healthcare, fleet tracking, point of sale, security, logistics, industrial monitoring and environmental services. In addition to our all-inclusive business platform an

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