Security News

Bill Calls for Study of Cybersecurity Standards for Cars (Threatpost)
2017-01-26 18:55

A bipartisan bill was introduced this week in the House calling for the NHTSA to conduct a study that would determine appropriate cybersecurity standards for motor vehicles.

54% of Americans say existing cyber security laws aren’t getting the job done (Help Net Security)
2017-01-23 19:36

As President Trump and the new Congress stake out a 2017 agenda, Americans want to see a pressing need to modernize laws dealing with the digital economy and stepped up efforts to combat...

Advancing a standard format for vendors to disclose cybersecurity vulnerabilities (Help Net Security)
2017-01-20 12:45

Technology providers and their customers are joining forces to advance a standard format for vendors to disclose cybersecurity vulnerabilities. The work of the new OASIS Common Security Advisory...

Open source cybersecurity framework for the automotive industry (Help Net Security)
2017-01-18 14:15

A consortium of researchers announced the development of a universal, free, and open source framework to protect wireless software updates in vehicles. The team issued a challenge to security...

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...

After a terrible year for cybersecurity, will 2017 be any better? (Help Net Security)
2017-01-09 13:10

From a cybersecurity perspective, 2016 was a very devastating year for companies, schools, government agencies, organizations and even presidential campaigns. What we’ve learned from a record year...