Researchers performed a proof-of-concept attack on an ultrasound machine, further emphasizing the importance of strengthening the security of medical devices. Through the infiltration of the ultrasound machine, researchers were able to download patients…

This year, SoS was not part of RSA and thus there were no updates from me. However, Spaf was there again and posted his thoughts on it. Many interesting observations, the most is that its being made up of companies showing off new band aids and no desire…

I have spoken on two panels on the past year about diversity. I often talk about how cybersecurity is culturally dependent. A recent article on gizmodo is an excellent example of that, and a little bit of a plug for human behavior being a hard problem.…

One of the keys to improving the cybersecurity of organizations is education. Organizations are encouraged to offer education and training to employees in order to raise awareness about cybersecurity and reduce risks. This article continues to…

Microsoft's Security Intelligence Report (SIR) volume 24 highlights the significant rise in the launch of phishing attacks in 2018. Phishing remains an attractive technique to threat actors as humans continue to be the weakest link in cybersecurity. This…

A team of researchers is developing a system that uses machine learning to pull information from tweets on Twitter pertaining to hackable software flaws as well as predict these flaws' level of severity. Based on the language used to describe …

 AT&T has joined a global cyber security alliance co-founded by Singtel. AT&T's has also recently acquired AlienVault, a cyber security solutions provider founded in Spain and headquartered in the United States. This will allow AT…

Despite the major advancements that quantum computing will bring to the realms of medical research, drug discovery, and more, this technology is also expected to render currently used encryption algorithms obsolete due to the quantum-mechanical…

A new chip flaw, called Spoiler, similar to that of Spectre has been discovered by security researchers at Worcester Polytechnic Institute and the University of Lübeck. Spoiler also abuses the speculative execution capabilities of Intel processors.…

The National Security Agency (NSA) has released a reverse engineering tool for malware called, Ghidra, which presents a significant contribution to the cybersecurity community. The source code of malware can be examined through the use of this tool to…

The use of torrent trackers to spread malware is a well-known practice and is becoming more frequent.  Cybercriminals disguise files as popular software, computer games, media files, and other sought-after content to make somone click to…

A state-sponsored Chinese hacking group has been identified by researchers at Fireye. The group, called APT40, has been discovered to be targeting U.S. companies, mainly in the engineering, transportation, and defense industries. This article continues…