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FORESIGHT | John Sheehy, IOActive Senior Vice President, Research & Strategy, was recently featured in an article, ‘Smart buildings are on the rise. So are cyberattacks,’ discussing how the increase in technology in smart buildings has created an increased risk in potential for cyberattacks. “… “These complex cyber-physical systems expose the building and occupants to new risks and threats that in the past required physical access to realise negative consequences,” says John Sheehy of IOActive, a cybersecurity firm based in the United States. ……

CareerInfoSecurity | Gunter Ollmann, IOActive Chief Technology Officer, was featured in a piece from CareerInfoSecurity discussing a recent breach in online services from carmaker Kia that allowed attackers to unlock doors & start engines in Kia automobiles. ‘Cars have been a favorite target for security researchers as software and electronic control units dominate what once were purely analog machines. Smartphone apps capable of controlling core vehicle functionality “expose those traditional physical functions to the communication and security frailties of internet protocols and applications,” said Gunter…

BankInfoSecurity | John Sheehy, IOActive Senior Vice President Research and Strategy, was recently featured in a piece from BankInfoSecurity discussing the White House administration’s decision to take steps “to ban Chinese connected vehicle hardware and software from reaching the U.S. market, warning Monday of escalating foreign threats to the information and communications technology supply chain.” “The proposed regulation will significantly improve vehicle cybersecurity in the U.S. by mitigating supply chain threats from known adversaries like China, according to John Sheehy, senior vice president of research…

WIRED | “Researchers warn that a bug in AMD’s chips would allow attackers to root into some of the most privileged portions of a computer—and that it has persisted in the company’s processors for decades.” Check out this piece from WIRED featuring research from IOActive Principal Security Consultants, Enrique Nissim and Krzysztof Okupski, on a vulnerability in AMD chips called Sinkclose.

Inflight Magazine | Our very own John Sheehy, IOActive Senior Vice President, Research & Strategy, recently shared his thoughts in this Inflight Magazine piece, ‘Not if, but when,’ discussing cybersecurity in aviation. “While there is a broader acceptance of the importance of cybersecurity in aviation and within aircraft themselves, there are still significant opportunities for improvement.”