This press release features multimedia. View the full release here: https:\/\/www.businesswire.com\/news\/home\/20231205915662\/en\/<\/a><\/p>\n Sierra:21 Infographic (Source: Forescout)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n \u201cSIERRA:21 \u2013 Living on the Edge\u201d features research into Sierra Wireless AirLink cellular routers and some of its open-source components, such as TinyXML and OpenNDS. Sierra Wireless routers are popular \u2014 an open database of Wi-Fi networks<\/a> shows 245,000 networks worldwide running Sierra Wireless for a variety of applications. For example, Sierra Wireless routers are used for police vehicles connecting to a central network management system or to stream surveillance video, in manufacturing plants for industrial asset monitoring, in healthcare facilities providing temporary connectivity and to manage electric vehicle charging stations. The 21 new vulnerabilities have the potential to stop vital communications that could impact everyday life.<\/p>\n Read the blog: Forescout Vedere Labs discloses 21 new vulnerabilities affecting OT\/IoT routers<\/i><\/a><\/p>\n Forescout Research further finds:<\/p>\n \u201cWe are raising the alarm today because there remain thousands of OT\/IoT devices representing an increased attack surface that requires attention,\u201d advises Elisa Constante, VP of Research, Forescout Research \u2013 Vedere Labs. \u201cVulnerabilities impacting critical infrastructure are like an open window for bad actors in every community. State-sponsored actors are developing custom malware to use routers for persistence and espionage. Cybercriminals are also leveraging routers and related infrastructure for residential proxies and to recruit into botnets. Our discoveries reaffirm the need for heightened awareness of the OT\/IoT edge devices that are so often neglected.\u201d<\/p>\n Sierra Wireless and OpenDNS have issued patches for the identified vulnerabilities. TinyXML is an abandoned open source project, so the upstream vulnerabilities will not be fixed and must be addressed downstream.<\/p>\n For more information, download the full report, \u201cSIERRA:21 \u2013 Living on the Edge,\u201d now at https:\/\/www.forescout.com\/resources\/sierra21-vulnerabilities<\/a>.<\/p>\n Additional Resources:<\/p>\n About Forescout<\/b><\/p>\n Forescout Technologies, Inc., a global cybersecurity leader, continuously identifies, protects and helps ensure the compliance of all managed and unmanaged connected cyber assets \u2013 IT, IoT, IoMT and OT. For more than 20 years, Fortune 100 organizations and government agencies have trusted Forescout to provide vendor-agnostic, automated cybersecurity at scale. The Forescout\u00ae Platform delivers comprehensive capabilities for network security, risk and exposure management, and extended detection and response. With seamless context sharing and workflow orchestration via ecosystem partners, it enables customers to more effectively manage cyber risk and mitigate threats.<\/p>\n View source version on businesswire.com: https:\/\/www.businesswire.com\/news\/home\/20231205915662\/en\/<\/a><\/p>\n![\"Sierra:21](\"https:\/\/mms.businesswire.com\/media\/20231205915662\/en\/1961414\/4\/FS_2023-VL-Sierra_21-Infographic-v2_B.jpg\")
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