In-brief: A lawsuit filed in California charges U.S. automakers with endangering their customers by failing to protect ‘connected vehicle’ features from cyber attack.
Government
Senate Resolution Calls for National IoT Plan
In-brief: A bipartisan group of lawmakers issued a Senate Resolution today calling for a comprehensive national plan for developing the Internet of Things.
Red Flags Abound in 2013 Anthem Security Audit
In-brief: A 2013 audit of Anthem Inc. contains a number of red flags about the company’s internal information security practices, and suggests Anthem was trying to mislead auditors to avoid scrutiny.
MIT Does Full Court Press on Cybersecurity Research
In-brief: MIT, the East Coast’s leading technical university, will announce three, major cyber security initiatives aimed at web-based security, critical infrastructure and cyber policy.
Sabotaging Encryption Software – The Perfect Crime?
In-brief: A report from Bruce Schneier and researchers at the Universities of Wisconsin and Washington surveys the (many) ways that cryptographic protections can be weakened or subverted, and calls for research on fool-proof technologies.
