In-brief: One of every five software vulnerabilities discovered in vehicles in the last three years are rated “critical” and are unlikely to be resolved through after the fact security fixes, according to an analysis by the firm IOActive.
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Silent Epidemic: Do Software Errors Already Affect Patient Outcomes?
In-brief: Software- and hardware related failures already may already affect patient outcomes, experts say, but nobody is measuring it.
The Good, Bad and Ugly of Vulnerability Markets
In-brief: Markets for information on software vulnerabilities are good for security. But they can also raise moral and ethical quandaries, especially in an age of cyber physical risks, argues Cisco’s Marc Blackmer.
Code Blue: Thousands of Bugs Found on Medical Monitoring System
In-brief: The Department of Homeland Security warned of hundreds of vulnerabilities in a hospital monitoring system sold by Philips. Security researchers who studied the system said the security holes may number in the thousands.
Will AI Kill The Infosec Star?
In-brief: Will artificial intelligence and machine learning assume the work now done by information security pros? Yes, and no.
