In-brief: Consumer Reports released a draft standard for security digital devices, calling on manufacturers to secure their products and give consumers the right to repair them.
Tag: software
Robot Problems: Research Reveals Cybersecurity Woes
In-brief: a report by the firm IOActive warns that industrial and home robots may be vulnerable to remote, software based attacks.
Right to Repair Laws in 5 States Target Smart Device Aftermarket Monopolies
In-brief: Five states are considering “right to repair” legislation that would allow independent shops and consumers to service their own connected stuff. No surprise: Apple isn’t happy about it.
9 Quintillion Tries Later: Researchers Crack SHA-1
In-brief: Researchers at Google and CWI Amsterdam say they produced the first “collision” of hashes produced with the SHA-1 algorithm, hastening the end of life for the 22-year-old encryption technology.
How Machine Learning Supplements Security Workforce | Cylance Blog
In-brief: Filmed at The RSA Security Conference in San Francisco, Security Ledger Editor in Chief Paul Roberts talks about the growing interest in machine learning technology in the information security field and how it is being applied.
