(Credit: Shutterstock) Where there’s a will, there’s a way, and hackers have plenty of will and countless ways to attack a secure network—even if it’s not connected to the internet. In the latest demonstration proving no network is safe, researchers at Ben-Gurion University of the Negev used security cameras equipped with night vision to send and receive data from a network that wasn’t even connected to the internet. Firewalls, intrusion detection and prevention systems…
Organizations with internet-connected networks use a host of security software to keep nefarious hackers out of the network. But for even greater security, firms and government entities set up “air-gap” networks that aren’t physically connected to the web. Though hackers need to be a little more creative, these networks are still quite vulnerable. As a first step, a hacker needs to embed malware into an air-gap network. This could be accomplished by using a malicious insider, ...
