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U.S. Commerce Department Proposes Expansion of Information and Communications Technology and Services Review Process

Data Matters

The Proposed Rule would bring “connected software applications” into the scope of Commerce’s authority to review certain transactions involving information and communications technology and services (ICTS) in the U.S. supply chain and approve or prohibit such transactions or require mitigating measures. The risk factors include.

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The Hacker Mind Podcast: A Hacker From Hollywood

ForAllSecure

This is the story of a film star who connected the simple concept behind a player piano to complex communication technology in use in our devices today. A lot of modern communications, for example, have their origins in the 19th century, such as the telegraph, which required wires to be strung around the world.

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The Hacker Mind: Hacking Aerospace

ForAllSecure

Could we hack into an airplane, for example. FOX: Roberts: You basically have to understand how computer networks work, how avionics systems work, and then be able to translate communicate between those systems We've primarily focused on physically being in the airplane and hooking up to inflight entertainment. Or a satellite in space?

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On Open Platforms, Wifi, Home Automation, and Kitty Litter

John Battelle's Searchblog

Another wonderful example is the Global Positioning System (GPS), once the realm only of the United States military, but now the driver of countless commercial opportunities around the globe (again thanks to decisions made during the Clinton administration). Comcast has no say in the matter ( so far ).

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Vulnerabilities in Weapons Systems

Schneier on Security

Our military systems are vulnerable. We need to face that reality by halting the purchase of insecure weapons and support systems and by incorporating the realities of offensive cyberattacks into our military planning. Over the past decade, militaries have established cyber commands and developed cyberwar doctrine.

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The Hacker Mind Podcast: Hacking Healthcare

ForAllSecure

For example, in March of 2016, two researchers, Mike Ahmadi and Billy Rios independently reported an astounding fourteen hundred vulnerabilities to CareFusion's Pyxis SupplyStation, an automated, networked, supply cabinet used to store and dispense supplies. Unfortunately, in the world of medical devices, such stories aren’t uncommon.

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The Hacker Mind Podcast: Hacking Healthcare

ForAllSecure

For example, in March of 2016, two researchers, Mike Ahmadi and Billy Rios independently reported an astounding fourteen hundred vulnerabilities to CareFusion's Pyxis SupplyStation, an automated, networked, supply cabinet used to store and dispense supplies. Unfortunately, in the world of medical devices, such stories aren’t uncommon.

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