Medical Devices Should Withstand Rigor, Expert Says
In a keynote at the Internet of Things Forum Dr. Kevin Fu said that medical devices should be subjected to rigor so patients can make clinically relevant decisions.
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"Distrust and caution are the parents of security" - Benjamin Franklin
DHS Announces Intent to Draft IoT Security Framework
The Department of Homeland Security formally announced its plan to develop a set of strategic principles for the Internet of Things.
SWIFT Confirms Banks Still Being Targeted, Announces Mitigation Tool
SWIFT’s chief information security officer said Wednesday that the cooperative is still seeing cases in which its customers’ environments have been compromised.
Researchers said they’ve seen an uptick in RIG Exploit Kit traffic and that attackers have begun using the kit to peddle CrypMIC ransomware.
The first mobile banking Trojan that obtains root privileges on Android devices has been seen in the wild.
Facebook quickly resolved a vulnerability in its Business Manager late last month that could have let an attacker take over any Facebook page.
The Federal Bureau of Investigation this week urged victims of ransomware to report infections to federal law enforcement in hopes of better understanding the threat.
The news of the week is discussed, including Schneier’s DDoS article, a patched IE/Edge zero day, a new OS X malware detection method, and Google’s Project Zero prize.
Cisco warned customers of 12 vulnerabilities across its product line this week, including a critical vulnerability in the software that powers its conferencing solution WebEx Meetings Server.
Bruce Schneier talks to Mike Mimoso about information he was given regarding an increase in DDoS and probing attacks targeting companies running core internet infrastructure in an attempt to test their defenses.
