Author: Asad Yaseen

  PTS Vendors who are Participating Organizations and PCI Recognized labs are invited to review and provide feedback on the draft PCI PIN Transaction Security (PTS) Hardware Security Module (HSM) Modular Security Requirements during a 30 day request for comments (RFC) period running from 9 February 2021 through 11 March.

Quantum computing is the next frontier in computer science. It can bring untold benefits, allowing the development of new materials, tackling pandemics and making the world a greener, safer place. But it also threatens to break the encryption that keeps our data safe from prying eyes. France’s recent announcement to invest €1.8b into Europe’s quantum computing effort – on top of Germany’s two billion euros and the EU’s one billion euro quantum strategy – will…

Cybersecurity course publisher CODERED has formed a partnership with one of the world’s largest fee-free online learning platforms. The publishing partnership between CODERED and Alison.com was announced earlier today. The first educational fruit to be born from this union is a certified online course titled Hands-On Android Security that takes approximately four to five hours to complete. Students of the course will become acquainted with the core concepts of the Android operating system, hardware security components, and native applications. Users will…

Local officials said someone took over their TeamViewer system and dangerously increased the levels of lye in the town’s water. Image: Getty Images/iStockphoto Federal law enforcement is now looking into a cyberattack at a water treatment plant in Oldsmar, FL where someone was able to remotely access systems and add a dangerous amount of chemicals to the town’s water supply. On Monday, Pinellas County Sheriff Bob Gualtieri explained during a press conference that an employee…