Security News
![Guidance: Obtaining Patient Consent to Use PHI in Research](/static/build/img/news/alt/managed-security-small.jpg)
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](/static/build/img/news/alt/ransomware-stats-small.jpg)
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](/static/build/img/news/alt/cybersecurity-attacker-small.jpg)
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](/static/build/img/news/alt/Data-Cybersecurity-Predictions-2-small.jpg)
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](/static/build/img/news/alt/ransomware-statistic-small.jpg)
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](/static/build/img/news/alt/Data-Cybersecurity-Predictions-small.jpg)
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](/static/build/img/news/alt/managed-security-small.jpg)
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](/static/build/img/news/alt/data-statistics-small.jpg)
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](/static/build/img/news/alt/cyberattack-stats-small.jpg)
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](/static/build/img/news/alt/cybersecurity-attacker-small.jpg)
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...