Speculative Execution Bounty Launch

Today, Microsoft is announcing the launch of a limited-time bounty program for speculative execution side channel vulnerabilities. This new class of vulnerabilities was disclosed in January 2018 and represented a major advancement in the research in this field. In recognition of that threat...

Bill Calls for Study of Cybersecurity Standards for Cars

A House bill was introduced Tuesday that could accelerate the federal government’s involvement in regulating automobile cybersecurity. The Security and Privacy in Your Car Study Act of 2017, authored by Reps. Ted Lieu D-Calif. and Joe Wilson R-SC, calls on the National Highway Traffic Safety...

Google Project Zero Vulnerability Disclosure Grace Period

Google’s unwavering vulnerability disclosure deadlines are the latest chapter in a decades-long debate about how to best inform affected users that there’s a security problem with their software. Since the start of the year, Google’s 90-day clock has most notably ticked down to zero on a trio of...