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Apr 2024
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PP011: IoT Protocols: Detection and Prot...

Packet Pushers
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IoT devices are often like the tiny aliens in the locker in Men in Black: They’ve created a whole little world on your network without almost any humans knowing they exist. Today Troy Martin joins the show to teach us the basics of how to find and secure IoT devices on your network, specifically focusing... Read more »
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