Multiple Security Issues with Intel® Manycore Platform Software Stack (Intel® MPSS) release 3.x

Summary: This Security Bulletin discusses several security vulnerabilities that affect previous versions of Intel® Manycore Platform Software Stack Intel® MPSS release 3.x. Some stem from vulnerabilities in the 3rd-party OpenSSL library, which is built into the coprocessor OS. Others were...

What you need to know from the OCR’s Report to Congress on Breaches and HIPAA Rules Compliance

Last week the HHS Office for Civil Rights OCR issued their Annual Report to Congress on Breaches of Unsecured Protected Health Information PHI for calendar years 2011 and 2012. This is their second annual report required by the Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health HITECH...

miSecureMessages 4.0.1 - Session Management / Authentication Bypass

Affected Product ================================== miSecureMessages from Amtelco - Tested on version: Client=4.0.1 Server=6.2.4552.30017 iOS: https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/misecuremessages/id423957478?mt=8 android: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.amtelco.secure website:...

Intel® Manycore Platform Software Stack Privilege Escalation

Summary: A previously undisclosed vulnerability in the Intel® Manycore Platform Software Stack Intel® MPSS was discovered during internal testing. The vulnerability could allow elevation of privilege under certain circumstances if an attacker has a valid account on a host that contains an Intel®...

Are you in danger of missing the HIPAA Omnibus?

On September 23, 2013, many companies will be required by law to comply with HIPAA…and they dont even know it. Specifically, the final HIPAA Omnibus Rule pulls all companies under the law if they store, process, or transmit PHI data as part of their business processes. While the Omnibus Rule was...

China Builds World's Fastest Supercomputer

China has developed a new supercomputer known as Tianhe-2 which is twice as fast as US and Japanese systems has been measured at speeds of 30.65 petaflops or 74 percent faster than the current holder of the world's-fastest-supercomputer title. Titan, the U.S. Department of Energy's fastest...

China Builds World's Fastest Supercomputer

China has developed a new supercomputer known as Tianhe-2 which is twice as fast as US and Japanese systems has been measured at speeds of 30.65 petaflops or 74 percent faster than the current holder of the world's-fastest-supercomputer title. Titan, the U.S. Department of Energy's fastest...

They Changed What? HIPAA & HITECH

In 1996, the Healthcare Insurance Portability and Accountability Act HIPAA opened the door to increased exchanges of healthcare information in an effort to improve care and reduce costs. The Act included new provisions for protected health information PHI. Since there are only a few limited revie...