Security News
The idea is to collect and analyze random DNA floating around the ocean, and using that to figure out where the giant squid are. As usual, you can also use this squid post to talk about the security stories in the news that I haven't covered.
Threat actors could target DNA researchers with malware in an effort to modify synthetic DNA orders and create pathogens or toxins, researchers warn. In a newly published article in Nature, a group of academic researchers from Israel's Interdisciplinary Center Herzliya and Ben-Gurion University of the Negev detail a cyberattack that exploits gaps within the security of the DNA procurement process for malicious purposes.
A genealogy website used to catch one of California's most wanted serial killers remained shut down Thursday after a security breach exposed the DNA profiles of more than a million people to law enforcement agencies. GEDmatch said in a message emailed to members and posted Wednesday on its Facebook page that on Sunday a "Sophisticated attack" on their servers through an existing user account made the DNA profiles of its members available for police to search for about three hours.
In rather more ways than many readers hea suspect, most security problems happen due to people not noticing or disregarding information in the form of observations. Remember an attacker will almost always select your weaknesses to their advantage and "Pinning you down" is a very standard millitary tactic to gain significant advantage over much greater numbers.
This is a "game changer" when it comes to genetic privacy rights, experts say.
The US government plans to collect the DNA of all migrants detained after entering the country illegally, officials said Wednesday. read more
Privacy advocates may question the use of genealogy data in forensics, but defense attorneys in this case did not.
Cisco has patched a slew of critical and high-severity flaws in its DNA Center and SD-WAN.
Cisco on Wednesday released patches for several critical and high-severity vulnerabilities affecting its SD-WAN, DNA Center, TelePresence, StarOS, RV router, Prime Service Catalog, and Meeting...
Cisco has released another batch of fixes for many of its products, including its SD-WAN and DNA Center solutions, its Email Security Appliance, Security Manager, SOHO routers/firewalls, and more....