The second annual Hack-A-Sat competition pits security researchers against real satellite equipment as the U.S. military rushes to address space cybersecurity risks.
Multi-factor authentication offers users far more protection than a password alone. But experts warn it’s no panacea against hackers.
A tabletop exercise tested how space industry leaders would handle a potentially devastating breach of a satellite’s ground control uplink.
Cyberattacks targeting the “packages” that underpin global software programs have rattled the open-source community and exposed gaps in developers’ supply chain security practices.
The White House won’t be defining the space industry as critical infrastructure, despite mounting pressure from business and lawmakers.
Blake Sobczak, former deputy editor for POLITICO’s Energywire, has joined README as its managing editor.
With the threat of ransomware increasingly difficult for US policymakers to ignore, cryptocurrency exchanges should prepare to be the target of increasing regulatory scrutiny — or outright bans — in many countries.
Congress and the Biden administration need to truly empower the civilian cybersecurity agency to drive real and effective change needed to defend the country against punishing cyberattacks.
Security flaws in a standardized component widely used in military and avionics systems threaten the Pentagon’s plans for an Internet of Military Things.