Utility companies are not used to thinking in terms of data security; they've been historically concerned with the protection of hardware like transformer stations, utility poles, and electric wires, as well as consumer fraud. But soon, they'll have to change their mindset.

Many security researchers are using open source Arduino boards for rapid prototyping of tools used in hardware analysis. Vendors who do not test their products before selling them into the field are doomed to be targets of future research and, perhaps, attacks.

A look at the four most prevalent attack techniques used by today's cyber attackers. These attack techniques include SQL Injection Attacks, Remote File Inclusion, Directory Traversal and Cross Site Scripting (XSS). Interestingly, three of the four techniques were used by LulzSec during their summer hacking rampage.

While organizations understand the stakes involved in leaving their systems un-patched, quite often they do not install patches in a timely manner. Is there a convenient and reliable way to bridge this gap?