More Effective, Less Secure: The Cyber-Threat to Medical Devices
Like a slow-motion tsunami, the Internet of Things (IoT) is continuing to wash over an ever-greater portion of our lives, and now, our bodies. The […] More
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A Recipe for Disaster
The Internet of Things is continuing to grow and expand, with some aspects of smart technology even entering the human body through pacemakers and other […] More
Perspectives on the Cybersecurity Startup Market
The cybersecurity startup market has been hot. On fire is probably more accurate. The graph above shows how investment has been ramping up over the […] More
Flying the Unfriendly Skies: Airline Security
On Thursday, May 19, EgyptAir flight 804 crashed over the Mediterranean Sea, killing all 66 people aboard. Although terrorism is on the list of possible […] More
An Evolving Challenge
Today, commercial aviation is growing at a rapid rate. Unfortunately, commercial aviation is also the primary target of several terrorist groups and other malicious actors […] More
Areas of Vulnerability
Commercial aviation is an industry in which safety and security are paramount. However, as with other critical infrastructure, consumer demand has brought the systems that […] More
The Tech Must Flow
Although often hamstrung by bureaucratic inefficiency, the U.S. government has achieved considerable success in the field of scientific research. In fact, many indispensible products have […] More
From Government to the Private Sector
In 2009 I left a job at the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) and started Siege Technologies. My goal was to fill the vacuum […] More
The Government's Role
The tech sector is known for its rapid innovation, but that quality is often believed to be absent from the federal government. However, that may […] More
Defense Secretary Shakes Up Silicon Valley Innovation Outpost
Secretary of Defense Ash Carter on Wednesday announced shakeups to the Pentagon’s tech-sector outreach, with a new outpost in Boston and major changes for the […] More
Managing the Mobile Phone Malware Threat
What do you use your phone for in a given day? Texting, checking the news, social media, banking, getting directions, playing games – most people […] More
The Threat to Business
Bring-your-own-device culture is very convenient, but with a growing amount of malware targeting mobile devices, it is also creating new vulnerabilities. The Cipher Brief spoke […] More
An Evolving Battle
As malware continues to grow and change, the number and types of at-risk devices will do the same. Currently, malware oriented towards mobile devices is […] More
Lessons to Learn
It is hard to miss the frightening headlines about car hacking scenarios. But in reality, there’s more to automotive cyber security. Hackers may be individuals […] More
Taking the Threat Seriously
Cars, like many other everyday objects, are now more connected to wireless networks than ever before – and this has caused a corresponding rise in […] More
Vehicle Cybersecurity: Running in Place
Everyone knows that they need to protect their computers from hackers, but have you ever considered what would happen if someone hacked your car? Automakers […] More
Latin America: The New Frontier for Cyber Attacks
Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) is the new frontier for cyber attacks, a crime that costs the world up to $575 billion a year, […] More
An Opportunity for Bad Actors
Online hackers are increasingly targeting Latin America, with Brazil, Argentina, and Mexico most at risk. The Cipher Brief talked with Pablo Dubois, a data center […] More