IOActive’s Reid Wightman to present vulnerabilities in Embedded Industrial Controllers at EDSC
Seattle, USA – August 12, 2013 – The leading global provider of specialist information security services, today announced that Reid Wightman, a security consultant for the company, will present at Seattle’s embedded device security conference (EDSC) on industrial controller design issues that compromise the security of these devices and threaten the function and safety of the respective facilities where they are used. Wightman will focus on embedded controllers used in industrial process control and SCADA systems, calling out specific design flaws and detailing new classes of attack that render them highly vulnerable. The…
IOActive Launches New Security Intelligence Service
New service to consolidate experience and deliver unprecedented insight for customers Seattle, USA ― August 7, 2013 ― IOActive, Inc., the leading global provider of specialist information security services, today announced the launch of its new Security Intelligence Service, to help arm organisations with prioritised critical security insights based on their unique business in light of the ever growing threat landscape. World-renowned research capabilities and extensive experience providing security-related consulting to many of the world’s largest and most demanding companies makes it possible for IOActive to offer a Security Intelligence Service like no…
IOActive to Reveal Ground-breaking Research at Black Hat and DEFCON
Company exemplifies thought leadership with original research and training at world’s prestigious security conferences Seattle, USA ― July 24, 2013 ― IOActive, Inc., the leading global provider of specialist information security services, today announced that five of its top security researchers and consultants have been selected to present their ground-breaking research and training at the annual Black Hat and DEF CON security conferences at the end of July in Las Vegas. IOActive continues to build upon a decade of delivering industry defining security research at Black Hat and DEF CON with…
IOActive Expands by Opening New Office in South Africa
New southern hemisphere office to meet ever-growing trend for locally delivered security services London, UK ― July 11, 2013 ― IOActive, Inc., the leading global provider of specialist information security services, today announced the opening of its new South African office, based in Johannesburg, to meet the increasing demand for locally delivered security services from Global 500 customers with operations in Africa. The company has also observed a growing trend amongst the Global 500 companies to negotiate service contacts within a global delivery framework, while preferring to have security services delivered via a local presence….
IOActive Uncovers Vulnerabilities in United States Emergency Alerting System
Digital Alerting Systems DASDEC application servers found to be vulnerable to remote attack Seattle, WA ― July 8, 2013 ― IOActive, Inc., a leading provider of application security, compliance and smart grid security services, today announced that is has discovered vulnerabilities in the Emergency Alerting System (EAS) which is widely used by TV and radio stations across the United States. IOActive’s principal research scientist, Mike Davis, uncovered the vulnerabilities in the digital alerting systems – DASDEC – application servers. The DASDEC receives and authenticates EAS messages. Once a station receives and…