Security News

Week in review: VENOM bug, infosec and ethics, and flawed crypto endangers smart grid devices (Help Net Security)
2015-05-18 08:15

Here's an overview of some of last week's most interesting news, podcasts and articles: IoT and the great data heist With the introduction of new mobile devices in every facet of our lives, we h...

Open Smart Grid Protocol Alliance Plans to Fix its Weak Crypto (Threatpost)
2015-05-13 18:50

The Open Smart Grid Protocol Alliance said updates will be rolled out in September to networks and devices that address weak homegrown cryptography pointed out in a research paper.

Flawed crypto endangers millions of smart grid devices (Help Net Security)
2015-05-11 11:33

The cryptography used in the Open Smart Grid Protocol (OSGP), one of the most widely used smart meter and smart grid device networking standards, can be easily cracked, researchers have found. Phil...

Weak Homegrown Crypto Dooms Open Smart Grid Protocol (Threatpost)
2015-05-07 18:58

Researchers in Europe have published research examining weak, homegrown cryptography used in the Open Smart Grid Protocol.

Securing the smart grid: European Network of Cyber Security (Help Net Security)
2015-05-04 07:03

Dr. Klaus Kursawe is the Chief Scientist at the European Network of Cyber Security (ENCS), where he is leading the research and development activities for critical infrastructure security. In this int...