AI is not a ‘silver bullet’ against cyber attacks
Financial Times – Artificial intelligence is emerging as a useful cyber security tool, but experts are warning companies not to view the technology as a “silver bullet”. Many elements of cyber defence — particularly monitoring large amounts of data — can be better handled by machines than humans. Please use the sharing tools found via the share button at the top or side of articles.
Hackers expose frailty of robots
Financial Times – At 4ft-nothing, with orb-like eyes, SoftBank’s humanoid robot, Pepper, is designed to look friendly. But imagine if Pepper — a powerful machine crammed with cameras, sensors and motors — hurtled towards you at top speed? Or stood in your home, secretly recording your life?
Researchers See Improvements in Vehicle Cybersecurity
SecurityWeek – Data from vulnerability assessments conducted by security consulting firm IOActive in the past years shows some improvements in vehicle cybersecurity. Since 2013, IOActive has spent thousands of hours every year analyzing vehicle cybersecurity, and the company has published several research papers on this topic. A report made available in 2016 showed that half of the flaws found at the time had an impact level of critical (25%) or high (25%).
Report: Hacking Risk for Connected Vehicles Shows Significant Decline
The Security Ledger – Smart vehicles are less vulnerable than they were a few years ago, thanks to improvements in security according to a new report from the security firm IOActive.
Think Like An Attacker: How a Red Team Operates
Dark Reading – Seasoned red teamers explain the value-add of a red team, how it operates, and how to maximize its effectiveness. If you want to stop an attacker, you have to think like an attacker.
IOActive Becomes a Founding Provider for New Framework from Open Compute Project Foundation to Improve Data Center and Cloud Security Posture