Archive for March 2024
The Undetected Breach
On Monday, your customers unknowingly install malicious updates permitting malware to spread throughout your system undetected. Tuesday, the single breach of security at your company triggers a supply chain incident affecting thousands of businesses including the U.S. government. Data, networks, and systems lie compromised, even the kill switch you put in place can’t stop the…
Read MoreMapping Out the NIST Risk Management Framework (RMF)
The days of the DoD Information Assurance Certification and Accreditation Process (DIACAP) are phasing out. The DoD and all federal agencies are now using a new risk management framework (RMF) developed by the National Institute of Standards (NIST) in collaboration with the Office of the Director of National Intelligence, the DoD, and the Committee on…
Read MoreCAN Bus Vulnerabilities Raise Threats for Cars and Tanks
In April 2023, media outlets reported escalating high-end car thefts using a technique that caused a vehicle’s immobilizer system to malfunction. The attack exploited a vulnerability in the car’s control system disabling the immobilizer and allowing car thieves to unlock the car doors, start the engine and steal the car. How could a car thief…
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