Renowned Architecture and Threat Modeling Visionary Brook S.E. Schoenfield Joins IOActive World-Class Advisory Practice
Industry Programmatic Security Expert Will Advise IOActive’s Global 1000 Clients with Strategic Security Programs Seattle, Wash., February 20, 2019 — IOActive, Inc., the worldwide leader in research-driven security services, today announced that Brook S.E. Schoenfield has joined the company’s Advisory Services team, bringing more than three decades of development and security expertise to the team. In his role as Advisory Services Director at IOActive, Schoenfield is focused on leveraging threat modeling and building robust software security programs for IOActive’s Global 1000 customers. “Brook’s thorough understanding of cyber risks and the…
The Cybersecurity Shift: The Best Defense Is a Good Offense
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…
Software Alone Can’t Fix Spectre-Class Flaws
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.
Xiaomi electric scooter reportedly vulnerable to hijacking hack
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.
IOActive’s CEO Joins Advisory Board for the London Office for Rapid Cybersecurity Advancement (LORCA)
Initiative Combines Industry Leaders’ Expertise and Investors’ Support to Bolster Growth of UK Cybersecurity Startups LONDON, February 11, 2019 — IOActive, Inc., the worldwide leader in research-fueled security services, today announced that its CEO, Jennifer Steffens, has joined the industry advisory board for the London Office for Rapid Cybersecurity Advancement (LORCA). LORCA is a government-funded cybersecurity centre in East London focused on supporting cybersecurity innovation. The program provides support for UK innovators in solving critical cybersecurity challenges, while building the UK’s international cybersecurity profile. As an advisory board member…
IOActive Becomes a Founding Provider for New Framework from Open Compute Project Foundation to Improve Data Center and Cloud Security Posture