In-brief: Politico writers Cory Bennett and Bryan Bender note that the hack of the Democratic National Committee, the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee and the Clinton Campaign underscore lax federal oversight of election infrastructure.
Threats
Ransomware: the most profitable malware ever?
In-brief:Ransomware may be the “most profitable malware in history,” according to a new report out from Cisco Systems. But it is being helped along by poor management of information technology assets as well as the advent of identity shielding technologies like BitCoin and the Tor network.
Ransomware Crime Wave Gets its Guardian Angels
In-brief: a group of law enforcement and security technology firms that have joined forces to help victims of ransomware fight back.
The Good, Bad and Ugly of Vulnerability Markets
In-brief: Markets for information on software vulnerabilities are good for security. But they can also raise moral and ethical quandaries, especially in an age of cyber physical risks, argues Cisco’s Marc Blackmer.
Code Blue: Thousands of Bugs Found on Medical Monitoring System
In-brief: The Department of Homeland Security warned of hundreds of vulnerabilities in a hospital monitoring system sold by Philips. Security researchers who studied the system said the security holes may number in the thousands.
