Manchester Memorial Hospital is seen Friday, Aug. 4, 2023 in Manchester, Conn. A cyberattack has disrupted hospital computer systems in several states, forcing some emergency rooms to close and ambulances…
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Making smart city infrastructure watertight in Vietnam
Hạ Long Bay, Thành phố Hạ Long, Quảng Ninh, Vietnam. Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain Research in the International Journal of Critical Infrastructures offers guidance on securing water critical infrastructures and…
New smartphone vulnerability could allow hackers to track user location
Hackers may use machine learning to exploit a text-messaging vulnerability, according to new research led by Northeastern Ph.D. student Evangelos Bitsikas. Credit: Alyssa Stone/Northeastern University A newly discovered vulnerability in…
OpenAI backs idea of requiring licenses for advanced AI systems
Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain An internal policy memo drafted by OpenAI shows the company supports the idea of requiring government licenses from anyone who wants to develop advanced artificial intelligence…
The Biden administration announces a cybersecurity labeling program for smart devices
The seal of the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) is seen before an FCC meeting to vote on net neutrality in Washington, Dec. 14, 2017. The Biden administration and major consumer…
A surprisingly simple way to foil car thieves
An experimental prototype of the Battery Sleuth authenticator device installed in a vehicle. Credit: Kang Shin Skyrocketing vehicle theft rates in some U.S. cities have drawn attention to an inconvenient…
Satellite security lags decades behind the state of the art
The inside of a small satellite. Credit: RUB, Marquard Thousands of satellites are currently orbiting the Earth, and there will be many more in the future. Researchers from Ruhr University…
‘I’ve never had to wait weeks for a fence…’
by Everton Bailey Jr. Credit: CC0 Public Domain Blake Smith was confused when his contractor told him at the end of June that the city of Dallas still hadn’t approved…
Stressed for a bit? Then don’t click it, cybersecurity experts advise
Workers who are feeling distressed are more likely to click on a phishing email, according to new human factors research at Pacific Northwest National Laboratory. Credit: Timothy Holland | Pacific…
