Infrastructure — it’s one of those words we think we understand, but it can be a hard concept to wrap our brains around. We may vaguely imagine electrical grids or railroads, but…
PNNL’s Shadow Figment Technology Foils Cyberattacks
Scientists have created a cybersecurity technology called Shadow Figment that is designed to lure hackers into an artificial world, then stop them from doing damage by feeding them illusory tidbits of success.…
Modern Infrastructure Security Must Be Reframed with More Thorough Approach
Infrastructure has always been a target in warfare, according to Mikhail Chester, an associate professor of civil and environmental engineering at Arizona State University (ASU). “Think about military aircraft dropping bombs on bridges…
Zero-Trust Security: Assume That Everyone and Everything on the Internet Is Out to Get You – and Maybe Already Has
President Joe Biden’s cybersecurity executive order, signed May 12, 2021, calls for the federal government to adopt a “zero-trust architecture.” This raises a couple of questions. What is zero-trust security? And, if…
The Colonial Pipeline Ransomware Attack and the Solarwinds Hack Were All but Inevitable – Why National Cyber Defense Is a ‘Wicked’ Problem
Takeaways: · There are no easy solutions to shoring up U.S. national cyber defenses. · Software supply chains and private sector infrastructure companies are vulnerable to hackers. · Many U.S. companies outsource…
The FBI Is Breaking into Corporate Computers to Remove Malicious Code – Smart Cyber Defense or Government Overreach?
The FBI has the authority right now to access privately owned computers without their owners’ knowledge or consent, and to delete software. It’s part of a government effort to contain the continuing…
Cybersecurity in the Blue Economy
More than two-thirds of the Earth’s surface is covered by the oceans and seas. Over the next decade, these vast waters are expected to add $3 trillion to the global economy by…
How to Keep Automated Electric Vehicles Safe
Having your social media account hacked is a pain. Having your credit card account hacked can be devastating. Having your new electric vehicle hacked could be disastrous. As the move toward automated electric…
UVA Engineering Computer Scientists Discover New Vulnerability Affecting Computers Globally
In 2018, industry and academic researchers revealed a potentially devastating hardware flaw that made computers and other devices worldwide vulnerable to attack. Researchers named the vulnerability Spectre because the flaw was built into modern…
Resilience Against Replay Attacks in Computer Systems
From power grids and telecommunications to water supply and financial systems, digital data controls the infrastructure systems on which society relies. These complex, multi-tier systems depend on layered communications to accomplish their…
