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St. Jude Alleges False Claims, Stock Manipulation in Suit Against Med Sec, Muddy Waters
St. Jude Medical yesterday filed a lawsuit alleging that investment research firm Muddy Waters and healthcare security research company Med Sec made false claims in a report focused on the security of St. Jude products. The report released Aug. 25 warned of potentially catastrophic cybersecurity...
Animas OneTouch Ping Insulin Pump Vulnerabilities
OVERVIEW Rapid7 has identified vulnerabilities in the cybersecurity of the Animas OneTouch Ping insulin pump system. Animas will not be releasing a patch or new version to mitigate these vulnerabilities. Animas has provided compensating controls to help reduce the risk associated with the...
Vulnerabilities in the Debian GNU/Linux operating system that allow a remote attacker to compromise the confidentiality, integrity, and accessibility of protected information
The multiple vulnerabilities in the liblcms-utils package of the Debian GNU/Linux operating system may lead to breaches of the confidentiality, integrity, and accessibility of protected information. These vulnerabilities can be exploited remotely...
Two-Factor Authentication Won't Stop Twitter Compromises
The hijacking of high-profile Twitter accounts belonging to the Associated Press and Guardian UK newspaper brings to light numerous security shortcomings, namely the susceptibility users still have when it comes to phishing attacks, their propensity to use weak passwords, and the inability to...
Intelligence and National Security Alliance (INSA) hacked
Intelligence and National Security Alliance INSA hacked On Wednesday, 48 hours after releasing a policy paper on cybersecurity, the top trade association for intelligence contractors got a first-hand lesson on the subject: they discovered that their website was hacked. Cryptome, a site affiliated...
Chief Spy Says U.S. Too Secret About Cyber Threats
A former CIA Director says the U.S. Government is being too secretive about cybersecurity vulnerabilities. Retired four-star General and former CIA Director, Michael Hayden writes in a recent article that Uncle Sam is too quick to classify intelligence about software security holes, preventing th...
