Samsung Tizen Fail – Daily Security Byte

If you haven’t heard of Tizen, it’s a Linux or Android-like operating system (OS) that Samsung uses on their TVs, phones, and other smart devices. In a media interview, an Israeli researcher claims Tizen is horribly coded, allowing him to find forty zero day vulnerabilities in Samsung’s OS. He plans on sharing his research at Kaspersky Lab’s Security Analyst Summit. Until then, watch today’s video for a quick summary of some of the security flaws he claims to have found.

Episode Runtime: 2:58

Direct YouTube Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=anZMCq9DYEA

EPISODE REFERENCES:

• Samsung’s Tizen is a hacker’s dream –  Motherboard
• Researcher finds tens of flaws in Samsung Tizen OS – Ars Technica

Corey Nachreiner, CISSP (@SecAdept)