Latest cybersecurity reporting from selected sources.

Study finds built-in browsers across gadgets often ship years out of date Web browsers for desktop and mobile devices tend to receive regular security updates, but that often isn't the case for those that reside within game consoles, televisions, e-readers, cars, and other devices. These outdated, embedded browsers can leave you open to phishing and other security vulnerabilities.…

More than 100 million rely on systems rife with vulnerabilities, says EPA OIG Nearly a third of US residents are served by drinking water systems with cybersecurity shortcomings, the Environmental Protection Agency's Office of Inspector General found in a recent study – and the agency lacks its own system to track potential attacks. …

OpenSSL, LibreSSL, OpenSSH users, don't worry – you can sit this one out An academic study has shown how it's possible for someone to snoop on certain devices' SSH connections and, with a bit of luck, impersonate that equipment after silently figuring out the hosts' private RSA keys.…

Also, Royal ransomware metastasizes to other critical sectors, and this week's critical vulnerabilities In Brief If you can't join them, then you may as well try to beat them – at least if you're a talented security engineer looking for a job and you happen to be a woman. …