In-brief: Five predictions about the cyber threats and security challenges that 2017 has in store for us.
Tag: vulnerabilities
NIST asks for Help securing Data in Quantum Computing Era
In-brief: NIST is asking for help designing post-quantum encryption algorithms to protect data and communications.
Update: Researcher Calls In-Flight Entertainment Hacks a Safety Threat
In-brief: Research from the firm IOActive has discovered exploitable holes in in-flight entertainment software from the firm Panasonic Avionics that may make planes vulnerable to hacking and manipulation. Editor’s note: updated with comments from interview with Ruben Santamarta of IOActive. PFR 12/21/2016
Did NSA Hackers The Shadow Brokers have a Broker?
In-brief: analysis of the latest leak of sophisticated hacking tools by The Shadow Brokers suggests that the theft was an inside job, the security firm Flashpoint contends.
Netgear: 11 Home Router Models affected by Flaw, 3 patched
In-brief: A week after security experts at Carnegie Mellon’s CERT advised consumers about a serious security hole in home routers from the networking equipment maker NETGEAR, that firm has expanded the list of affected router models to 11, while offering official software patches for three of those models. Thousands of affected devices can be found online.
