Cybersecurity Flaws in US Drinking Water Systems Put 26 Million at Risk

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency EPA Report Exposes Cybersecurity Risks in US Water Systems: Vulnerabilities in Critical Drinking…...

ThreatList: 83% of Routers Contain Vulnerable Code

A staggering 83 percent of home and office routers have vulnerabilities that could be exploited by attackers. Of those vulnerable, over a quarter harbor high-risk and critical vulnerabilities, according to a report released this week by American Consumer Institute on router safety PDF. The study...

Abbott Addresses Life-Threatening Flaw in a Half-Million Pacemakers

About 350,000 implantable defilibrators are up for a firmware update, to address potentially life-threatening vulnerabilities. Abbott formerly St. Jude Medical has released another upgrade to the firmware installed on certain implantable cardioverter defibrillator ICD or cardiac resynchronization...

White House Releases VEP Disclosure Rules

The U.S. government took steps toward offering more transparency into the Vulnerabilities Equities Process. On Wednesday it released of the “Vulnerabilities Equities Policy and Process” PDF charter that outlines how the government will disclose cyber security flaws and when it will keep them...

Pacemaker Hacking Fears Rise With Critical Research Report

Pacemakers, defibrillators and other medical devices made by a leading medical equipment maker are vulnerable to potentially “catastrophic” cyberattacks. With relatively little effort tens of thousands of cardiac devices made by St. Jude Medical are vulnerable to attack, according a report releas...