Tag: critical infrastructure

Security Pros give IoT Devices Poor Marks

In-brief: Security professionals think your chances of owning a secure Internet of Things devices are 50-50 – at best, according to a new survey by the firm IOActive.

New Stuxnet-Like Industrial Control System Malware Ups The Ante

In-brief: Security firm FireEye is claiming to have discovered proof-of-concept malicious software that targets industrial control systems software that is used to operate critical infrastructure worldwide. 

White House Issues Security Guidelines for Precision Medicine

In-brief: The White House released new guidelines to help healthcare organizations secure data used in its s0-called “Precision Medicine Initiative” (or PMI), advising healthcare providers to take a risk-based approach to securing data, while being careful not to poison the well of patient trust.

Software’s Sausage Factory: The Supply Chain

In-brief: Experts warn that supply chain insecurity run broad and deep, threatening the security and integrity of technology dependent organizations.

Cisco Study: Disruptive Tech Could Drive Retail Bank Die Off

In-brief: A study by Cisco Systems found that innovation will drive a major shakeup in the retail banking sector, with concerns about cyber security a major roadblock to innovation.