Security News

Guidance: Obtaining Patient Consent to Use PHI in Research
2018-06-15 19:18

New HIPAA Guidance Was Called for Under the 21st Century Cures ActAddressing an important privacy issue, federal regulators have issued guidance to clarify details about how patients should...

Analyst research: ROI of Pen Testing as a Service
2018-06-11 19:30

Dr. Chenxi Wang, industry thought leader and analyst, examined the Return on Investment that organizations may realize by using Cobalt’s Pen Testing as a Service (PTaaS) platform. This study took...

GRIMM Opens Security Research Lab for ICS, Connected Vehicles
2018-05-23 16:48

Cybersecurity research and engineering firm GRIMM has opened a new Grand Rapids, MI-based cybersecurity research lab. GRIMM provides security consulting, engineering and research services,...

'All of Us' Research Project: The Privacy Risks
2018-05-11 19:48

Although the National Institutes of Health is implementing strong privacy measures as it begins its effort to enroll 1 million volunteers to contribute data to its "All of Us" precision medicine...

The DMCA and its Chilling Effects on Research
2018-04-16 11:46

The Center for Democracy and Technology has a good summary of the current state of the DMCA's chilling effects on security research. To underline the nature of chilling effects on hacking and...

Interview: Sarah Jamie Lewis, Executive Director of the Open Privacy Research Society
2018-04-13 12:41

An interview with Sarah Jamie Lewis, Executive Director of the Open Privacy Research Society, a new privacy advocacy and research non-profit based in Vancouver, Canada.

New Bill in Georgia Could Criminalize Security Research
2018-04-02 19:11

A new bill passed by the Georgia State Senate last week deems all forms of unauthorized computer access as illegal, thus potentially criminalizing the finding and reporting of security...

Coinhive Exposé Prompts Cancer Research Fundraiser
2018-03-30 17:55

A story published here this week revealed the real-life identity behind the original creator of Coinhive -- a controversial cryptocurrency mining service that several security firms have recently...

U.S. Charges 9 Iranians With Hacking Universities to Steal Research Data
2018-03-25 16:18

The United States Department of Justice has announced criminal charges and sanctions against 9 Iranians involved in hacking universities, tech companies, and government organisations worldwide to...

Research explores minority representation within the cybersecurity field
2018-03-16 12:45

A new (ISC)2 report measures minority representation in the U.S. cybersecurity profession and aims to understand the challenges these highly skilled individuals experience. Average salary by...