Here's the concept: Replace the traditional operating system with a relational database, "built on bare metal" said MIT's Michael Coden, with applications input as stored procedures. The result just may be improved resiliency, with faster detection of and recovery from cyber incidents. Now the team just needs more companies to raise their hands and give the prototype a try.

New CISA report on the manufacturing sector said while many companies may need to automate to offset worker shortages, they also need to invest in cybersecurity talent so they can more effectively manage the factories of the future.

Owners of the globally popular and cheap MikroTik brand of home routers inadvertently were involved in an attempt to take down Russian search engine giant Yandex in September, when the MikroTik-based Mēris botnet was used in a record-breaking DDoS attack.

A House bill that would boost research for critical technologies and industries may get a vote early next year while the members of the Biden administration are stumping for the inclusion of legislation that would pump billions of dollars into domestic production of vital semiconductor computer chips.

Security analysts say Randori’s research underscores the vulnerabilities in firewalls and VPNs and the need for the industry to adopt a zero-trust approach.

Legacy systems’ lack of vendor support makes them particularly vulnerable to cyberattacks, warned the Department of Health and Human Services Office for Civil Rights.

Biometrics firm VisionLabs announced the launch of its own payment terminal to enable both credit card and facial recognition payments in one, certified by Visa and Mastercard.

Medtronic disclosed a critical vulnerability in all MiniMed Remote Controllers used in certain insulin pumps in 2018. Medtronic has since recalled the devices, which the FDA identified as the most serious type of recall.