IBM Debuts Enterprise-Ready Blockchain Services Based on Hyperledger Fabric
IBM on Monday announced the release of IBM Blockchain, which it called the “first enterprise-ready” blockchain service based on the Linux Foundation’s Hyperledger Fabric...
HTTPS Interception Weakens TLS Security Warns US-CERT
The United States Computer Emergency Readiness Team (US-CERT) has issued a security advisory on the ability of HTTPS interception to weaken TLS security.
US-CERT urged...
BAE Systems to Develop Tech to Quickly Restore Power After a Cyberattack on Grid
The U.S. Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) has awarded BAE Systems an $8.6 million contract to develop technology designed to quickly restore power...
Researchers Crack Major Internet Security Standard, SHA-1
Ten years after the introduction of internet security standard, Secure Hash Algorithm 1 (SHA-1), researchers at the Dutch research institute CWI and Google announced...
Microsoft Sees Need for a Digital Geneva Convention to Address Nation-State Cybersecurity Attacks
Microsoft said Tuesday a digital Geneva Convention for cybersecurity is long overdue to task governments to protect civilians from nation-state cyberattacks in times of...
Raytheon, Utilidata Partner to Secure Utilities From Cyberattack
Raytheon, a technology and innovation firm specializing in defense, civil government and cybersecurity solutions, said last week it is partnering with Utilidata, a software...
Lawmakers Announce Launch of Congressional Blockchain Caucus
Rep. Jared Polis (D-Colo.) and David Schweikert (R-Ariz.) on Thursday announced the launch of the Congressional Blockchain Caucus, a bipartisan Caucus which they say...
IBM, Symantec, AT&T and Others Join Forces to Tackle IoT Security Challenges
IBM, Nokia, Palo Alto Networks, Symantec and Trustonic are partnering to use their combined expertise to help tackle today's top Internet of Things (IoT)...
In a Boost for Privacy, House Passes the Email Privacy Act
The U.S. House of Representatives on Monday voted that law enforcement agencies be required to obtain search warrants before seeking access to email and...
GlobalPlatform Publishes Framework for Remote Management of Trusted Applications on Connected Devices
Technical standards body GlobalPlatform has published a framework which details how trusted applications hosted on a GlobalPlatform compliant Trusted Execution Environment (TEE) can be...