Russia vetoed a United Nations Security Council resolution Wednesday that would have reaffirmed a nearly 50-year-old ban on placing weapons of mass destruction into orbit, two months after reports Russia has plans to do just that. Russia’s vote against the resolution was no surprise. As one of the five permanent members of the Security Council, […]
A measure led by two House Republicans would enable the Environmental Protection Agency to certify a governing body to develop and recommend cybersecurity requirements for water treatment and wastewater systems. Reps. Rick Crawford, R-Ark. and John Duarte, R-Calif. unveiled the Water Risk and Resilience Organization Establishment Act on Thursday, with the aim of creating an […]
Qualcomm disclosed a critical vulnerability on New Year’s Day that would allow remote attacks via malicious voice calls over LTE networks. The January 2024 security bulletin lists a total of 26 vulnerabilities, including four critical vulnerabilities, affecting Qualcomm chipsets. Patches have already been made available to original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) whose devices use Qualcomm chips, […]
In a perfect world, companies would vet the security and compliance of every third-party vendor they use. Sales wouldn’t close until these reviews are complete. The trouble is, security reviews require a massive investment of time — and labor. Questionnaires — the main way companies vet vendors — contain hundreds of questions, covering everything from […]
The U.S. needs a national cybersecurity alert system that would provide actionable information on threats and risks, according to a panel that advises the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA). Without specifying what such a system would look like or how it would behave, the panel found that “there is a genuine need for a […]