Pacemakers and pacemaker programmers lack authentication and are plagued with thousands of software vulnerabilities across leading manufacturers.
Mark Dowd on Exploit Mitigation Development
Mark Dowd discusses why certain exploit mitigations have been so successful in driving up the cost of exploit development for attackers.
WannaCry: the rush to blame XP masked bigger problems
Many pointed the finger at Windows XP, but the worst hit computers were unpatched Windows 7 machines
Campaigners demand halt to Vermont’s use of facial recognition
Despite use of facial recognition being banned under state law, Vermont’s DMV is ‘overstepping’ the legislation, say campaigners
Samba exploit – not quite WannaCry for Linux, but patch anyway!
SMB is the Windows networking protocol, so SMB security holes like the one that led to WannaCry can’t happen on Linux/Unix, right? Wrong!
Crysis ransomware master keys posted to Pastebin
Why would someone release the keys to victims? Who knows, but as the poster who uploaded them says, ‘Enjoy!’
News in brief: tech firms ‘must do more’ on terror’; romance scammers jailed; Disney film heist ‘a hoax’
Your daily round-up of some of the other stories in the news
More Than Half of Streaming Users In US Are Sharing Their Passwords, Says Report
A new study conducted by Fluent shows a majority of Americans are sharing passwords to their streaming video services. While millennials lead the pack, non-millennials are doing the same. Streaming Observer reports: Nearly 3 out of every 4 (72% exactly)…
Amazon's Drive-Up Grocery Stores Are Now Open To the Public In Seattle
Amazon has opened two drive-up grocery stores to the public that will allow Amazon Prime subscribers to place an online order and choose a two-hour pickup window for when they’d like to drive over and retrieve it. The Verge reports:…
US Senator Introduces the First Bill To Give Gig Workers Benefits
Virginia Senator Mark Warner has introduced a bill that will give basic benefits to gig workers. “Warner has just proposed the first-ever piece of national legislation aimed at helping on-demand and other non-traditional workers without traditional benefits, like paid sick…