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Channel Futures – The U.S. federal government depends on the private sector to help protect critical infrastructure. That’s no small feat for utilities and companies to accomplish, given the increasing frequency, intensity and variations of attacks from nation states and bad actors. With frustrations running high, the idea of retaliating or attacking pre-emptively inevitably comes to mind. But the idea was tabled in the past due to several restrictive circumstances ranging from legal liabilities to technical difficulties. Now the battlefront is changing again, and so is the technology in the…

Decipher – Over the past year, chip makers, operating system vendors, and browser makers have released multiple software updates addressing the two broad classes of flaws—Meltdown and Spectre—which attackers can abuse to access protected areas of a processor’s memory. It is becoming more apparent that side channel attacks affect all microprocessors with the speculative execution feature (which is most of them!), making them more widespread than was originally believed.

CNET – A flaw in a popular electric scooter has added to the list of safety concerns surrounding the devices, which have invaded several US cities in the past year. The Xiaomi M365 is an electric scooter used by some scooter rental companies that contains a flaw that could allow a hacker to take full remote control over the vehicle, including causing the scooter to suddenly accelerate or brake, according to information released Tuesday by security research group Zimperium.

Infosecurity – The European Commission is trying to recall a German-made children’s smart watch model over security concerns that hackers could communicate with or monitor the wearer. It issued a recall notice under the Rapid Alert System for Non-Food Products (RAPEX), claiming the risk level is “serious.” It says that the Safe-KID-One device produced by Hamburg-based Enox Group does not comply with the Radio Equipment Directive and all models should be recalled from end users.

Verdict – The EU has recalled a smartwatch over concerns that a security flaw could let a malicious user locate children wearing the watch, highlighting the danger of manufacturers rushing internet-connected devices to market without paying due diligence to IoT security.