Tag: cyber security
Tenable unveils cybersecurity benchmarking tool
American cybersecurity firm Tenable has unveiled a new tool that lets CIOs and IT managers visualise, analyse, and measure the security threats posed to...
Shop Direct deploys AI to improve cybersecurity
Shop Direct, the UK's second largest pure-play digital retailer, has selected software company Vectra’s Cognito AI platform to protect its e-commerce sites and enterprise...
MIT develops low-power high-speed chips for IoT security
MIT researchers have hardwired public-key encryption into a new chip for IoT devices. It uses 1/400 of the power of software execution, one tenth...
Serious security flaws ‘Spectre’ and ‘Meltdown’ haunting Intel, AMD and ARM...
Major tech firms are rushing to patch critical bugs, dubbed ‘Spectre’ and ‘Meltdown’, found in their processors before they can be exploited.
Researchers from Google’s...
US regulator repeals net neutrality rules, threatening future of IoT
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has voted to dismantle net neutrality, granting internet service providers (ISPs) the power to prioritise and hinder web traffic...
Use of AI and machine learning in finance could cause crisis,...
The Financial Stability Board has issued a paper on the use of AI and machine learning in finance, warning that their current use creates...
Vulnerabilities in syringe infusion pumps could harm patients
More medical devices – this time, syringe infusion pumps – have been found to contain vulnerabilities that hackers could use to compromise the safe treatment...
Malware makes the Internet a “torture chamber” for DVR devices
SANS Technology Institute researcher shows that a DVR with default settings can be compromised within minutes of going online.
Despite the Mirai botnet bringing into...
Researchers look to protect 3D printers from cyber attacks
Security researchers have demonstrated that it is possible for hackers to make undetectable changes to 3D printed parts that could introduce defects and possibly...
Cyber amateurs protect smart home from real-time invasion
In a challenge set up by technology consultancy Roke and the UK Cabinet Office-backed Cyber Security Challenge UK, 42 cyber security amateurs have prevented...
Most IoT hacks originate in Asia, honeypot data reveals
Most IoT attacks originate in Asia and seek to compromise specific types of unsecured IoT devices, such as video cameras, according to data collected...
Mastercard aims to boost IoT security with NuData acquisition
Mastercard, the financial services company, has entered into an agreement to acquire NuData Security, a global technology provider that aims to help enterprises prevent...