Security News > 2017

The gift that keeps giving away your data (Help Net Security)
2017-01-13 13:15

If you unwrapped a shiny, new connected device this holiday season, it’s likely that you’re in the honeymoon stage, reaping many benefits from your new device. However, this story about a smart...

New infosec products of the week​: January 13, 2017 (Help Net Security)
2017-01-13 13:00

Denim Group enhances ThreadFix platform Denim Group, a leading independent application security firm, today announced the latest version of ThreadFix, the company’s application vulnerability...

Internet Filtering in Authoritarian Regimes (Schneier on Security)
2017-01-13 12:48

Interesting research: Sebastian Hellmeier, "The Dictator's Digital Toolkit: Explaining Variation in Internet Filtering in Authoritarian Regimes," Politics & Policy, 2016 (full paper is behind a...

This year’s top identity technology trends (Help Net Security)
2017-01-13 12:45

HID Global forecasts a shift in the use of identity technology that will lead to increased adoption of mobile devices and the latest smart card technology, a greater emphasis and reliance on the...

Worldwide IT spending to reach $3.5 trillion in 2017 (Help Net Security)
2017-01-13 12:30

Worldwide IT spending is projected to total $3.5 trillion in 2017, a 2.7 percent increase from 2016, according to Gartner. However, this growth rate is down from earlier projections of 3 percent....

FDA Recommendations on Medical-Device Cybersecurity (Schneier on Security)
2017-01-13 11:06

The FDA has issued a report giving medical devices guidance on computer and network security. There's nothing particularly new or interesting; it reads like standard security advice: write secure...

FDA urges patients to implement patch to secure their cardiac implants (Help Net Security)
2017-01-12 20:58

Patients who have been implanted with pacemakers and defibrillators manufactured by US-based St. Jude Medical are urged to make sure that their Merlin@home Transmitter unit is plugged in and...

Brother and sister arrested for spying on Italian politicians for years (Help Net Security)
2017-01-12 19:50

Two Italian siblings have been arrested on Monday and stand accused of having spied on Italian politicians, state institutions and law enforcement agencies, businesses and businesspeople, law...

Marie Moe on Medical Device Security (Threatpost)
2017-01-12 19:00

Mike Mimoso talks to Marie Moe, a research scientist at SINTEF of Norway, about her personal and emotional connection to medical device security.

ShadowBrokers Bid Farewell, Close Doors (Threatpost)
2017-01-12 18:49

The ShadowBrokers today ended their operations, saying they would no longer leak Equation Group exploits.