Security News

Spend Less, Test Faster: Choosing the Right Security Tools
2018-03-13 16:10

People are creatures of habit. If we learn something one way, we’re prone to stick to it. Less in a “my way or the highway” sense and more so in a “if it ain’t broke, don’t fix it” one. Not every...

Test, Test & Test Again - Are Your Safety Instrumented Systems Cybersecure?
2018-03-06 14:55

The benefits of implementing an Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) strategy are indisputable. Cloud computing, big data, remote sensors and converged networks are continuing to help industrial...

U.S. Government Contractors Score Poorly on Cyber Risk Tests
2018-02-16 15:41

Report Analyzes Cyber Risk of Federal Supply Chain  read more

Intel Tests Performance Impact of CPU Patches on Data Centers
2018-01-18 14:55

Intel Patches for Meltdown and Spectre Cause More Frequent Reboots read more

Quantum Dawn War Games Test Cyber Resiliency in Finance Sector
2017-11-10 14:02

Quantum Dawn IV, a large-scale exercise  to test the cyber resiliency of the U.S. finance sector, was held on Tuesday and Wednesday this week. The excercise had more than 900 participants from...

Blood Test Results Exposed in Cloud Repository
2017-10-16 21:18

What Other Entities Should Do to Prevent Similar MishapsAn apparently misconfigured Amazon repository that exposed on the web medical data for approximately 150,000 patients serves as another...

EU Defense Ministers Put to Test in Mock Cyberattack (Security Week)
2017-09-08 12:58

A major cyberattack targets European Union military structures, with hackers using social media and "fake news" to spread confusion, and governments are left scrambling to respond as the crisis...

Fuzzing Tests Show ICS Protocols Least Mature (Security Week)
2017-08-09 10:11

Fuzzing tests conducted last year by customers of Synopsys, a company that provides tools and services for designing chips and electronic systems, revealed that protocols used in industrial...

Independent labs will test the security of medical devices (Help Net Security)
2017-07-31 13:48

The Medical Device Innovation, Safety and Security Consortium (MDISS) launched the first of more than a dozen planned specialized labs for security testing medical devices. Who MDISS is a...

Less Malware, Better Quality: AV-TEST (Security Week)
2017-07-05 15:53

While the number of malware samples spotted in 2016 decreased compared to the previous year, threats have been more sophisticated, according to the latest security report from antivirus research...