New Transmitters Protect Wireless Data From Hackers
Scientists from MIT have constructed a novel transmitter capable of protecting wireless data from hackers.
Chrysler Recalls 1.4 Million Vehicles to Prevent Wireless Carjacking
The newest generation of cars is increasingly connected to the internet, which is convenient for drivers and hackers. On Tuesday, an article in Wired exposed just how dangerous wireless carjacking can be. T... Read More...
Gadget Steals Passwords out of Thin Air
A new device demonstrates just how easily hackers can steal encryption keys from nearby computers, especially in public places. A team of researchers from Israeli research centers Tel Aviv University and Techni... Read More...
Coolest Engineering Job Title: Google Security Princess
Parisa Tabriz’s job is to hack into Google Chrome to find security holes in the system before the “black hat” hackers do. She is one of just a handful of women who work in security and the larger technology sph... Read More...
Electromagnetic Leakage Poses Security Risk
A team of Google researchers warns that electromagnetic leakage from transistors on memory chips can be used by hackers to cause bit flips that can bypass a computer’s security protections. They described t... Read More...
Engineers Developing Ways to Protect Wi-Fi Users from Eavesdropping
Researchers at the University of Arizona's College of Engineering are developing software and methods to increase cybersecurity for Wi-Fi users. Wi-Fi communications transmit data packets, also known as sig... Read More...
ICS-CERT Investigating Cybersecurity Flaws in Medical Devices
Two dozen incidents are being investigated by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s Industrial Control Systems Cyber Emergency Response Team (ICS-CERT) after concerns of cybersecurity flaws in medical devi... Read More...
U.S. Security Agency seeking hackers (from our “You Can’t Make This Up” file)
Cyber security is a looming national security threat, and the head of the top security agency in the U.S. thinks he has a way to combat it. Hire hackers. According to a report on CNN.com, General Keith Alexande... Read More...
U.S. Security Agency seeking hackers (from our “You Can’t Make This Up” file)
Cyber security is a looming national security threat, and the head of the top security agency in the U.S. thinks he has a way to combat it. Hire hackers. According to a report on CNN.com, General Keith Alexande... Read More...