README (15)
NIST vulnerability bottleneck underscores fragility of software security
Changelog: Hello to LockBitSupp and goodbye to Changelog
CISA can’t succeed in the Pentagon’s shadow
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.
Authors: Josephine Wolff
Published: September 10, 2021
This vulnerability puts the future of U.S. warfighting at risk
Security flaws in a standardized component widely used in military and avionics systems threaten the Pentagon’s plans for an Internet of Military Things.
Authors: Shaun Waterman
Published: August 19, 2021
10 things we learned — and relearned — at DEF CON 29 (some that have nothing to do with security)
A lot of it has to do with cryptocurrency fallacies, hacking buildings, bizarre contests, furs, bad IoT security and other wonderful and intriguing elements of infosec culture.
Authors: Shaun Waterman
Published: August 11, 2021
DEF CON spirit muted but unbowed by Covid
The legendary hacker con was less packed than usual — and some people liked it that way.
Authors: Shaun Waterman
Published: August 09, 2021
Hacking space on the horizon for 2023
U.S. Space Force is working on a plan for security researchers to attempt to pwn a live satellite orbiting earth in Hack-A-Sat 4.
Authors: Shaun Waterman
Published: August 07, 2021
Why we’re investing in cybersecurity journalism by launching README
Cybersecurity is too important to get it wrong. Leaving out the experts — the researchers who know this storylines and topics the best — is playing without your star players. It’s time to upgrade the discussion.
Authors: Jay Kaplan
Published: August 05, 2021
How digital ‘drifters,’ eager to turn an easy profit online, fuel the malware marketplace
New research presented during Black Hat 2021 in Las Vegas on Wednesday reveals the important role of amateur, and amateurish, players in sustaining the cybercrime ecosystem.
Authors: Shaun Waterman
Published: August 05, 2021
A new voice in the cybersecurity conversation
Say hello to README, a new cybersecurity publication that will feature provocative and practical viewpoints, exceptional tech journalism, hacker perspectives and commentary, technical analysis and research.
Authors: Michael B. Farrell
Published: August 03, 2021