‘Security Fatigue’ Can Cause Computer Users to Feel Hopeless and Act Recklessly, New Study Suggests

• https://www.nist.gov/news-events/news/2016/10/security-fatigue-can-cause-computer-users-feel-hopeless-and-act-recklessly
• Is this indicative of the broader population? (Someone check the sample size?)
• What does this tell us about enterprise vs. consumer security thinking?
• Is security to blame?

 

Our insulin pumps could be hacked, warns Johnson & Johnson

• http://www.welivesecurity.com/2016/10/06/insulin-pumps-hacked-warns-johnson-johnson/
• Big hat-tip to Jay Radcliffe ( @jradcliffe02 ) for what appears to be a very well-orchestrated and sane disclosure
• What is the added cost of proper authentication and secure communication?
• Let's use this as a teachable, but minus the typical FUD, moment for product development teams

 

FBI arrests NSA contractor who stole sensitive data

• https://www.justice.gov/usao-md/pr/government-contractor-charged-removal-classified-materials-and-theft-government-property
• Doesn’t appear to be any links to Shadowbrokers
• We recently did a podcast on insider threat - more relevant now than ever?
• Do you trust your employees? How do you spin this to protect your company in your culture?

 

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