The Security Ledger is a new, online publication that’s serious about reporting on security and “The Internet of Things.” While we’ve had tremendous success in our first six months of operation, any new endeavor involves some risk. That’s why I’m thrilled to have had the backing of some forward-looking sponsors: Qualys and Veracode. And today, I’m happy to add a new name to that list: The Trusted Computing Group (TCG). For those of you who aren’t familiar with TCG, its best known as the group behind the Trusted Platform Module (TPM) secure, cryptographic chip that ships with almost every modern desktop and notebook PC. The TPM assures a hardware-based root of trust on compliant system, allowing TPM-equipped systems to securely generate cryptographic keys that can authenticate each endpont for use in secure, online transactions and communications. But TCG actually does a lot more. As a security beat reporter, for example, I […]
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Rush Job: Oracle Releases Fix For Critical Java Bug
Oracle Corp. has rushed out an update for its Java Standard Edition software after malicious hackers jumped on a security hole in widespread, web-based attacks. Oracle released Java Standard Edition Update 11 on Sunday, less than a week after news first broke that cyber criminals had woven exploit code for the security hole into push button “exploit kits” that are for sale in the cyber underground. The update fixes CVE-20130-0422, and Oracle urged Java users to apply the update as soon as possible. Java technology powers billions of laptop and desktop computers, as well as smart phones and embedded devices. However, the platform has been the subject of repeated, critical security holes. Most recently, in August, Oracle was forced to rush out a similar update – Java Standard Edition Update 10 – in the face of similar attacks on another security hole. Attacks using the exploit were reported to be […]
Bluetooth-Sniffing Highway Traffic Monitors Vulnerable to MITM Attack
A system that monitors traffic patterns by pinging Bluetooth devices carried within passing automobiles is vulnerable to man in the middle attacks that could allow a remote attacker to steal data or remotely control or disable systems used to monitor freeways across the U.S., according to an alert from the Department of Homeland Security’s Industrial Control System Computer Emergency Readiness Team (ICS-CERT). ICS-CERT issued an advisory on Friday for customers who use Bluetooth-based traffic systems from the firm Post Oak Traffic Systems. Post Oak’s AWAM Bluetooth Reader Traffic Systems do not properly generate authentication keys used to secure communications. That could allow an attacker to calculate the private key used by the AWAM reader, then use those to impersonate the device, siphoning off administrative credentials that would give them direct access to the traffic monitoring system, DHS warned. Post Oak’s Anonymous Wireless Address Matching (AWAM) devices are installed at the […]
Spotlight Podcast: How AI Is Reshaping The Cyber Threat Landscape
Host Paul Roberts speaks with Jim Broome, the CTO and President of DirectDefense about the evolution of cybersecurity threats and how technologies like AI are reshaping the cybersecurity landscape and the work of defenders and Managed Security Service Providers (MSSPs).
Spotlight Podcast: RADICL Is Coming To The Rescue Of Defense SMBs
In this Spotlight Security Ledger podcast, Chris Petersen, the CEO and founder of RADICL, talks about his company’s mission to protect small and midsized businesses serving the defense industrial base, which are increasingly in the cross-hairs of sophisticated, nation-state actors.
