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  • NIST Release Special Pub on CPS and IoT

    NIST released Special Publication 1900-202 on Cyber Physical Systems and Internet of Things.

  • "'SimBad': Android Adware Hits 210 Apps with 150M Downloads"

    210 Android apps in the Google Play store have been discovered to contain malicious code that could allow for the compromise of Android devices by attackers to display background advertisements, open phishing websites, and more. The strain of…

  • "A New World for Hackers: Acoustic Side-Channel Attack"

    A study conducted by researchers at the University of California, Irvine and the University of California, Riverside highlights the possibility of launching acoustic side-channel attacks on DNA synthesizing machines. The acoustic noise made by a DNA…

  • "How Software Can Make an Airplane Crash"

    Planes are now starting to use Fly-by-Wire more often.  Traveling my use of planes is safe, however as is the case where software controls hardware, there are ways things can go wrong.  This could be caused by either something…

  • "Marriott CEO Reveals More Details About the Massive Data Breach"

    The CEO of Marriott, Arne Sorenson, has revealed more details pertaining to the major data breach faced by the hotel chain. According to Sorenson, 383 million guest records and 18.5 million encrypted passport numbers were compromised as a result of the…

  • "Testers Look into Security of Car Alarms"

    Holes have been found in the security of third-party car alarms that could be exploited by hackers to perform a number of malicious activities. The security vulnerabilities discovered to be contained by two third-party car alarm products could allow…

  • "RSA 2019: Most Organizations Use Too Many Cybersecurity Tools"

      Since attacks have been happening more often, businesses have been starting to deploy alot of technolgy to deal with attacks.  However, deploying more technology is not the best way to stop breaches.  It is important to look…

  • "Citrix Breach Once Again Highlights Password Weaknesses"

    Cybercriminals used a technique, called password spraying, in the breach of software provider, Critix. Password spraying is a brute force attack method in which commonly used passwords are tried against many accounts. This article continues to discuss…

  • "Researchers Find Marketplace on Dark Web That Sells Tools to Commit Identity Theft"

    Researchers from Georgia State University and the University of Surrey conducted a study, which reveals the availability of Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) and Transport Layer Security (TLS) certificates to cybercriminals via the dark web. SSL and TLS…

  • "Dozens of Companies Leaked Sensitive Data Thanks to Misconfigured Box Accounts"

    Security researchers from Adversis have discovered the leaking of sensitive corporate and customer data by more than 90 tech companies and corporate giants due to the sharing of public links by employees to files stored in their Box enterprise accounts.…

  • "#RSAC: Fixing the Mess of IoT Security"

    Ken Munro baught used Wi-Fi-enabled tea kettles on ebay and was surpised how easy there were to hack. He reset the tea kettles to the factory settings, but the original owner’s router information was not deleted, and so not only did he have…

  • NSA Releases Ghidra for Reverse Engineering

    At RSA 2019, the National Security Agency released Ghidra as a free tool. Ghidra is a software reverse engineering tool. Plans are underway to release it as open source on GitHub. For more information visit the official site: https://www.nsa.gov/…