Practical quantum computing isn’t here yet. But a new survey by Digicert suggests that isn’t stopping IT pros from prepping for a post-quantum reality…even if they aren’t exactly sure what that means.
Tag: data privacy
Episode 156: Looming over Black Hat: doing Security at Massive Scale
In this episode of the Security Ledger Podcast (#156), we’re joined by Michael Coates, the former Chief Information Security Officer at Twitter and the CEO and co-founder of Altitude Networks.* With “hacker summer camp” kicking off in Las Vegas, Michael and I talk about the pre-eminent challenge for the information security industry: how to do security at the massive scale and speed of cloud environments like AWS.
Researcher warns DevOps Security is Back to the Future
The deployment of DevOps tools and platforms at many organizations recalls the bad old days of the 1990s, with lax control of authentication, loose configuration and scant attention to security, experts warn.
Opinion: We need a way to talk about Cyber Physical Risk
How does a flaw potentially affecting the integrity of printer management application get a “critical” severity rating and one affecting the integrity and operation of anesthesia machines get a “moderate” severity rating? It has to do with our evolving and still immature system of rating (and therefore thinking about) cyber risk.
Breathe Deeply: DHS warns of Flaw in Hospital Anesthesia Machines
GE learned of a serious vulnerability affecting two brands of anesthesia machines in October. The company on Tuesday advised customers to take steps to protect them from being remotely tampered with.
