
Cyber-attack risk on nuclear weapons systems 'relatively high' – thinktank
Posted by SGCS Admin, 11-01-2018US, British and other nuclear weapons systems are increasingly vulnerable to cyber attacks, according to a new study by the international relations thinktank Chatham House. The threat has received ...
The Looming Spectre of a Meltdown
Posted by Luke Somerville, Head of Special Investigations, Forcepoint, 10-01-20182018 has gotten off to a tough start with the news of the Meltdown and Spectre (CVE-2017-5715, CVE-2017-5753, and CVE-2017-5754) vulnerabilities. This is a broad industry problem that affects almost e...

Teach citizens IoT dangers, engineering students cybersecurity, Uncle Sam suggests
Posted by SGCS Admin, 10-01-2018The US Department of Commerce (DoC) and Department of Homeland Security have put out a draft cybersecurity report that recommends, among other things, that the American government fund a public awaren...

Sweden steps up cyber defence measures
Posted by SGCS Admin, 09-01-2018The growing undercurrent of risk linked to the increase in cyber terrorism threats is changing both the character and direction of Sweden’s national security policy and associated defence appara...

Winter Olympics targeted by hackers says security firm
Posted by SGCS Admin, 08-01-2018Hackers have attempted to steal sensitive data from groups involved with next month's Winter Olympics, cyber-security firm McAfee said. The report found malware-infected emails were sent last month...

Businesses cautious in installing patches to fix chip flaw
Posted by SGCS Admin, 06-01-2018Researchers this week revealed security problems with chips from Intel Corp (INTC.O) and many of its rivals, sending businesses, governments and consumers scrambling to understand the extent of the th...