Daily NCSC-FI news followup 2020-01-03

Stock Trading Service Robinhood Admits To Storing Some Passwords in Cleartext www.zdnet.com/article/robinhood-admits-to-storing-some-passwords-in-cleartext/ “On Monday night, we discovered that some user credentials were stored in a readable format within our internal system,” the company said.. “We resolved the issue, and after thorough review, found no evidence that this information was accessed by anyone outside our response […]

Securing smart infrastructure during the COVID-19 pandemic www.enisa.europa.eu/news/enisa-news/securing-smart-infrastructure-in-covid-19-pandemic Securing smart homes and smart buildings from cybersecurity risks becomes more relevant than ever in the light of the COVID-19 pandemic crisis. ENISA presents some fundamental measures for securing smart devices. AgentTesla Delivered via a Malicious PowerPoint Add-In isc.sans.edu/forums/diary/AgentTesla+Delivered+via+a+Malicious+PowerPoint+AddIn/26162/ Attackers are always trying to find new ways […]

Car autopilot security www.kaspersky.com/blog/protecting-adas/35961/ Today, many companies are experimenting to the max with autopilots of varying complexity. Some are trying to build devices that actually take control of the vehicle out of human hands, while others are developing advanced driver-assistance systems (ADAS). . The main issue that autopilot manufacturers must address is guaranteeing reliability and […]