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Reducing threats for Net-linked security cameras, ATMs

September 21, 2009

CNET reports that ICSA Labs, which sets standards for commercial security products, is expected to announce a new program for helping corporations protect themselves from attacks and snooping via Internet-connected devices such as ATMs and security cameras.

According to the article, the ICSA Labs Network Attached Peripheral Security Certification and Assessment program is designed to evaluate devices used in corporations and to help vendors understand the inherent security risks with Internet-connected devices.

George Japak, managing director of ICSA Labs, an independent division of Verizon Business, says security on Internet-connected devices is of top importance:

There is a lot of functionality on those devices being centrally managed and controlled via an Internet connection, and those Internet connections can be compromised. These unsecured devices are as much of a risk as an unsecured server sitting out on your network.

Remote attackers can exploit weaknesses in software to remotely steal data, and the devices also can be used to propagate malware across a network, the article says.