In-brief: Thousands of clinical systems are exposed to remote attacks according to researchers, who say that poorly designed and loosely configured medical devices are a major source of insecurity.
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Study: Energy, Utilities Struggle with Security Readiness
In-brief: a survey of key sectors found that energy and utilities firms are struggling to reduce their risk of an attack.
NIST Framework Tackles Cyber Physical Security
In-brief: the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has released a draft framework to help manufacturers create cyber physical systems that can interact with other applications and systems securely.
Update: Photo Bombed Retailers CVS and Costco Admit Customer Data Stolen
In-brief: Pharmacy chain CVS and discount chain Costco acknowledged this week that a July security incident involving a third party firm that provides online photo processing and printing services resulted in the theft of some customer data. (Updated to add comment from Staples and CVS. PFR Sept. 16, 2015)
Past and Future Risks Bedevil Security on Internet of Things
In-brief: Efforts to secure the Internet of Things will be challenged both by a backlog of old software and hardware, and by the rapid pace of technology evolution, experts warned at the recent Security of Things Forum in Cambridge, MA.
