Obama presses Trump on cybersecurity

Donald Trump should elect a cybersecurity ambassador to help keep the US secure, a new report says.The 100-page document highlights areas where the US falls short and calls on the private sector to help hasten the improvement of digital services.President Barack Obama set up the commission in preparation for the new administration.He said its recommendations should be followed within the first 100 days of Mr Trump’s presidency.”Now it is time for the next administration to take up this charge and ensure that cyberspace can continue to be the driver for prosperity, innovation, and change both in the United States and around the world,’’ the outgoing leader said.However, the report is only advisory and Mr Trump could choose to ignore its suggestions.Botnet attackIn its 16 recommendations, the Presidential Commission on Enhancing National Cybersecurity also suggested implementing a kind of “nutritional label” system for devices. The label would contain independent advice on how secure a particular device may or may not be.

Sverigepremiär för virtuell ungdomsmottagning

Virtuell ungdomsmottagning möjliggör för patienten att träffa personal via videolänk. I helgen drar Västra Götalandsregionens nya moderna satsning igång.För många unga är det ett stort steg att gå till en ungdomsmottagning för att få hjälp. Då kanske en virtuell variant kan vara ett tryggare alternativ.För i helgen öppnar den första virtuella ungdomsmottagningen i Sverige, när Västra Götalandsregionen lanserar den nya funktionen i Falköping, Lidköping, Mariestad och Skövde.Videomöten med personalGenom en gratis-app i telefonen kan patienterna logga in och genomföra videomöten med personal på den berörda ungdomsmottagningen.

Fatal flaws in ten pacemakers make for Denial of Life attacks

A global research team has hacked 10 different types of implantable medical devices and pacemakers finding exploits that could allow wireless remote attackers to kill victims.Eduard Marin and Dave Singelée, researchers with KU Leuven University, Belgium, began examining the pacemakers under black box testing conditions in whoch they had no prior knowledge or special access to the devices, and used commercial off-the-shelf equipment to break the proprietary communications protocols.From the position of blind attackers the pair managed to hack pacemakers from up to five metres away gaining the ability to deliver fatal shocks and turn off life-saving treatment.The wireless attacks could also breach patient privacy, reading device information disclosing location history, treatments, and current state of health.Singelée told The Register the pair has probed implantable medical device and pacemakers, along with insulin pumps and neurostimulators in a bid to improve security understanding and develop lightweight countermeasures.