![]() ![]() There have been several notable real-world examples of this already happening. For example, juice jacking is type of cyberattack wherein a smartphone charger doubles as a malware platform. Employees could innocently plug in non-authorized devices that adversely impact the entire network and business operations. The threat posed by the hardware attack vector will only increase as employees who have been working from home return to the workplace. ![]() In Hollywood espionage blockbusters, the useful idiot is an often-encountered plot device, but unwitting insiders are yet another potential L1 attack vector. As a result, new vulnerabilities are discovered every year. In a way, we’ve set ourselves up for the risk of hardware hacking by being proactive with zero-trust network security and making it necessary for criminals to look elsewhere, but never addressing the hardware security problem. Unfortunately, rogue device hardware components are also sold by the millions, with firmware available online, and YouTube hosts tutorial videos on how to spoof a USB peripheral’s ID. Rogue hardware devices take advantage of the inherent trust that most operating systems have in the USB device ecosystem. ![]() Even governments are outsourcing this dirty work to crime syndicates, enabling attacks to be bolder and without any concern about repercussions. There have also been recent cases of industrial espionage wherein compromised hardware has bypassed all authentication measures. What forms do attacks on the hardware level take?Ĭyberattacks on the physical, hardware level happen when, for instance, a disgruntled employee plants a rogue device within the organization’s infrastructure and runs off with his now-former company’s proprietary information. Layer 1 of the OSI model (i.e., the physical layer) has become a fertile ground for attacks and, effectively, the soft underbelly of cybersecurity. As traditional cybersecurity solutions improve, they push cyberattackers toward alternative paths. ![]()
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