In-brief: A self-reproducing Internet worm is spreading globally, infecting embedded systems running AirOS, Linux-based firmware that runs hardware like wireless routers and wireless access points.
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Banks Scrutinize SWIFT Following Electronic Heists
In-brief: U.S. banking giant JP Morgan Chase is limiting employees’ access to the SWIFT messaging service, the latest response to a string of attacks on the critical, interbank service.
EFF Warns of Security Culture Gap at Hardware Engineering Firms | TechCrunch
In-brief: A senior attorney at the Electronic Frontier Foundation warned about the security knowledge gap facing traditional engineering firms as they pivot to making connected devices.
Duck and Cyber: Berkeley Report Imagines Dark, Technology Driven Futures
In-brief: technology advances including the growth of the Internet of Things will make cybersecurity a top concern for individuals and governments, enabling a variety of futures – some sunnier than others, according to a report from UC Berkeley and the Hewlett Foundation.
Michigan Utility Felled in Ransomware Attack
In-brief: A Michigan utility was knocked offline for much of last week following a ransomware infection that compromised the utility’s corporate network, but did not affect the delivery of water and electricity.
