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  • "Many Water and Energy Systems Vulnerable to Significant Cyber Risk"

    Research conducted by Trend Micro reveals the exposure of human machine interface (HMI) systems used in critical water and energy organizations, and how these exposed systems can be exploited by attackers. According to researchers, the exploitation…

  • “3 Keys to Reducing the Threat of Ransomware”

    As technology and security evolve, so does ransomware. Every day we trust our devices with critical information: at home and in the workplace. It is imperative for organizations and users to provide the best security practices and response…

  • SoS Musings #19 - Unpacking Cryptojacking

    SoS Musings #19 Unpacking Cryptojacking

  • Report on Summer 2018 Quarterly Science of Security and Privacy (SoS) Lablet Meeting

      Lablet Researchers meet to discuss Science of Security, transition to practice, and outreach

  • Cyber Scene #26 - INFO WAR OF THE WORDS

    Cyber Scene #26

  • Pub Crawl #20

     

  • "82% of Security Pros Fear Hackers Using AI to Attack Their Company"

    A new report released by Neustar highlights the thoughts of security professionals in relation to artificial intelligence (AI) and cyber threats faced by their organizations. Findings of a survey conducted by Neustar to which 301 senior technology and…

  • "The U.S. Needs a Cybersecurity Civilian Corps"

    The establishment of a Civilian Cybersecurity Corps similar to that of the Civil Air Patrol and Coast Guard Auxiliary has been proposed as a way to further bolster the U.S. against cyber threats. The Civilian Cybersecurity Corps would be composed of…

  • "My Thoughts Are My Password, Because My Brain Reactions Are Unique"

    Biometric authentication using identifiers such as fingerprints, faces, and retinas is becoming increasingly popular as these physical characteristics provide a higher level of security by being harder to replicate. However, these forms of biometric…

  • "DevSecOps An Effective Fix for Software Flaws"

    A recent report released by Veracode, titled State of Software Security, finds that the speed at which software vulnerabilities are remedied by organizations correlates to the number of times developers scan their code for these vulnerabilities each year…

  • "5G and 6G Wireless Technologies Have Security Issues"

    Security gaps have been discovered to be contained by 5G and 6G wireless network standards. Resent studies conducted by researchers have uncovered security vulnerabilities in these network standards that could allow attackers to perform activities such…

  • "Cybercriminals Follow the News Too and Change Tactics Accordingly"

    Threat Vector researchers have brought attention to the adaptation of threat actors to the exposure of their operations, tools, and techniques by publications. Threat actors will continue to alter their malicious activities in an attempt to escape the…