Government security
Thinking Like a Smartphone Eavesdropper
Think of the last time you received a sensitive piece of information. Perhaps it was news of a highly anticipated project at work finally getting the green light, or maybe a not-for-public-consumption ...
GAO report confirms major gaps in government cybersecurity
The September GAO cybersecurity report stated that there are about 1,000 outstanding recommendations for automotive, military, and IoT security, among others. The original version of this post was published in Forbes. The ...
Click2Gov breaches show the power of zero-days
Patching issues fast is a step toward software security. But as the Click2Gov breaches show, zero-day vulnerabilities resist even the most persistent patchers. The original version of this post was published on ...
President’s ‘cybersecurity moonshot’: Transformational or pie in the sky?
Making the internet safe and secure in 10 years isn’t going to be easy, if it’s even possible. And that’s why NSTAC’s new proposal is a cyber security moonshot. Stop me if ...
Threats obvious, but electronic voting systems remain insecure
Election security requires that voters trust the results. But many U.S. electronic voting systems are clearly insecure, and untrustworthy. What are we doing about it? The original version of this article was ...
US vows to go on cyber offense
The original version of this article was published in Forbes. We’re all familiar with saber rattling. But this is the digital age. Welcome to the world of cyber rattling. This version of ...
Porous portals, Newegg is a broken egg, and Mirai’s creators have new hats
Taylor Armerding, Synopsys Software Integrity Group senior strategist, gives you the scoop on application security and insecurity in this week’s Security Mashup. What’s in this week’s Security Mashup, you ask? Porous payment ...
CamuBot malware, SonarSnoop hacking, and government backdoors
Taylor Armerding, Synopsys Software Integrity Group senior strategist, gives you the scoop on application security and insecurity in this week’s Security Mashup. What’s in this week’s Security Mashup, you ask? CamuBot malware ...
SamSam ransomware keeps striking—victims still unprepared
“You can pay (a little) now or you can pay (a lot) later” is a very old line—a pitch for oil filters almost 40 years ago. Unfortunately, it remains relevant in cyber ...
