aDolus Blog (4)

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aDolus Technology Selected as One of 2020’s Top 10 Startups

By Norma Dowler on August 28, 2020

NANAIMO, BC, CANADA, August 27, 2020: aDolus Technology Inc., a global authority on software intelligence for critical infrastructure, has today announced that New Ventures BC has selected...

Bayshore Networks and aDolus Forge Supply Chain Security Partnership

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Bayshore Networks and aDolus Forge Supply Chain Security Partnership

By Norma Dowler on July 23, 2020

The aDolus FACT™ platform provides independent software update validation to ensure safe upgrades and a more secure supply chain NANAIMO, BC, CANADA, July 22, 2020 --aDolus Technology Inc.

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Don’t Judge an Ebook by Its Cover

By Ron Brash on May 12, 2020

Interesting times lead to interesting opportunities. The current pandemic is proving no exception, but, sadly, it’s an opportunity for some attackers who have laid a rather cunning trap. As...

3 Month Reprieve for Utilities on Cybersecurity Supply Chain Standards

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3 Month Reprieve for Utilities on Cybersecurity Supply Chain Standards

By Eric Byres on April 21, 2020

Earlier this month, as the coronavirus accelerated its alarming sprint across North America, NERC requested that FERC defer a number of looming deadlines for Reliability Standards....

Windows 10 Certificate Validation Bug Exposes a Fundamental Weakness

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Windows 10 Certificate Validation Bug Exposes a Fundamental Weakness

By Eric Byres on January 17, 2020

The announcement Tuesday from the NSA about the new cryptographic vulnerability in the Microsoft Windows operating system sent ripples of shock through our entire community. In case you...

Sniffing Out Fakes: From Saffron in Marrakech to Digital Certificates

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Sniffing Out Fakes: From Saffron in Marrakech to Digital Certificates

By Eric Byres on October 8, 2019

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Podcast: Where Do Your Bits Really Come From?

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Podcast: Where Do Your Bits Really Come From?

By Eric Byres on September 26, 2019

Earlier this year I attended the Public Safety Canada Industrial Control System Security symposium in Charlottetown, PEI (FYI the PSC ICS events are outstanding - worth attending, even if...

Will the DoD’s CMMC Encourage Bad Password Habits?

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Will the DoD’s CMMC Encourage Bad Password Habits?

By Eric Byres on September 19, 2019

Last Wednesday (September 11), the U.S. Department of Defense released a draft of its Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (CMMC) for public comment. The idea is for the DoD to...

When the Security Researchers Come Knocking, Don’t Shoot the Messenger

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When the Security Researchers Come Knocking, Don’t Shoot the Messenger

By Eric Byres on November 8, 2018

Our own Jonathan Butts and Billy Rios were interviewed this month on the CBS Morning News about their research showing that medical devices like pacemakers and insulin pumps can be hacked...

Who Infected Schneider Electrics’ Thumbdrive?

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Who Infected Schneider Electrics’ Thumbdrive?

By Eric Byres on September 12, 2018

On 24 August 2018 Schneider Electric issued a security notification alerting users that the Communications and Battery Monitoring devices for their Conext Solar Energy Monitoring Systems...