hardware
Seagate launches SkyHawk AI, the first HDD for AI-enabled surveillance
Seagate announced its SkyHawk AI hard disk drive, the first drive created specifically for artificial intelligence enabled video surveillance solutions. SkyHawk AI provides …
Worldwide security appliance revenue increased to $3 billion
According to IDC, the total security appliance market saw positive growth in both vendor revenue and unit shipments for the second quarter of 2017 (2Q17). Worldwide vendor …
Syringe infusion pumps can be fiddled with by remote attackers
A syringe infusion pump used in acute care settings sports eight vulnerabilities, some of which could be exploited by remote attackers to impact the intended operation of the …
Patients with St. Jude pacemakers called in for firmware update
Patients using one of several types of implantable radio frequency-enabled pacemakers manufactured by St. Jude Medical will have to visit their healthcare provider to receive …
Researchers figured out how to disable the Intel ME controller on Intel chipsets
Researchers have discovered that Intel Management Engine (Intel ME) 11, a dedicated (and non-optional) microcontroller integrated into all Intel chipsets, can be disabled …
Hacked robots can be a deadly insider threat
IOActive researchers have probed the security of a number of humanoid home and business robots as well industrial collaborative robots, and have found it seriously wanting. A …
Hacking smartphones with malicious replacement parts
Smartphone users can now add a new entry to the list of things they need to worry about: their phones being compromised via replacement parts. A group of researchers from …
Siemens CT scanners open to remote compromise via publicly available exploits
Siemens has finally provided patches for a number of Microsoft Windows SMBv1 vulnerabilities that affect some of the medical devices sold under the Siemens Healthineers brand. …
US Border Patrol isn’t allowed to search travelers’ data stored in the cloud
When searching travelers’ mobile phones at the border, US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers do not have the authority to rifle through data stored solely on …
IBM reboots iconic mainframe: Encrypt data all the time, at any scale
IBM today unveiled IBM Z, the next generation of a transaction system capable of running more than 12 billion encrypted transactions per day. The new system also introduces an …
Why Kodi boxes can pose a serious malware threat
When new streaming devices, such as the Amazon Firestick and Apple TV, were first introduced, many were intrigued by the ease by which they could watch “over the …
Privacy, security concerns grow for wearables
While Google Glass was not the success Google wanted it to be, there is no doubt that the wearable camera market is growing. People may have not been comfortable with the fact …