Our picksHacking heart pacemakers; ISIS continuing threat; government cyber jobs, and more
· Two gov notices point to vulnerabilities in devices for heart problems
· Smart grids are essential to prevent old power infrastructure from holding back the US economy
· The Midwest floods are going to get much, much worse
· All ISIS has left is money. Lots of it.
· The “caliphate” is dead, but Americans might not be any safer
· China is spying on Israel to steal U.S. secrets
· What students think of government cyber jobs
Two gov notices point to vulnerabilities in devices for heart problems (Techxplore)
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued communications that cybersecurity vulnerabilities were found in some Medtronic devices. Hundreds of Medtronic heart devices are vulnerable to cybersecurity incidents, according to two US federal government notices.
Smart grids are essential to prevent old power infrastructure from holding back the US economy (Kendra Chamberlain, TNW)
In March 2018, the FBI and Department of Homeland Security (DHS) released a report detailing how Russian operatives had launched a handful of attacks across segments of the US’s critical infrastructure, including the power grid. The report spurred a wave of headlines claiming that Russia would soon be able to take over parts of the power grid as it did in Ukraine in 2015.
Grid modernization is vital to the future of the US economy, and recent events have underscored a particularly vulnerable sector that needs to be addressed in the coming years. Unfortunately, this is a longstanding issue, and precious little progress has been made to this point.
The Midwest floods are going to get much, much worse (Umair Irfan, Vox)
An “unprecedented” flood season lies ahead this spring, according to NOAA.
All ISIS has left is money. Lots of it. (David Kenner, Defense One)
Even without a physical state, the Islamic State can still fund its main product: political violence.
The “caliphate” is dead, but Americans might not be any safer (Kathy Gilsinan, Defense One)
Why a terrorist group with land looked so threatening to the United States.
China is spying on Israel to steal U.S. secrets (Yossi Melman, Foreign Policy)
Benjamin Netanyahu ignored the intelligence operations of Beijing and Moscow for too long. Now, the Israeli government is finally paying attention, but it could be too late.
What students think of government cyber jobs (Chase Gunter, FCW)
Getting cybersecurity and tech talent into government has been a top management priority spanning administrations, but there remain fundamental challenges in selling government as an employer.
