Tag: security
Cyber-attack insurance coverage poor in UK compared to elsewhere: report
Only one-third of senior executives in UK organisations say that their company insurance currently covers them for a security breach and for the financial...
Smart lightbulbs can be used to steal secure data, finds report
Infrared channels could help attackers steal data and even reconstruct video images, say US researchers.
Smart lighting products have soared in popularity in recent years....
Security: UK recognises 3 universities as cybersecurity centres of excellence
The UK government has recognised three universities as Academic Centres of Excellence in Cyber Security Research (ACE-CSR), bringing the total number of these centres...
Connected security report: Application breaches soaring, says Ponemon/F5 | Analysis
The vulnerability of the connected world and its growing complexity has been revealed by a new application security report.
Businesses worldwide are struggling to understand,...
30% of enterprises hit by crypto-mining attacks in past month
Thirty percent of large UK businesses admit to being hit by crypto-mining attacks within the previous month, according to new figures released today.
The research,...
IoT security: New AI, ML, 5G, WingOS, satcom risks identified
Last week was a bad one for the cybersecurity sector, according to security experts at the DEF CON and Black Hat conferences. Chris Middleton...
Critical security flaws found in popular medical records software
The world’s most widely-used open-source electronic health records solution OpenEMR has been found to contain 18 cybersecurity vulnerabilities. The software, employed by medical practices...
Zuckerberg at bay: Is Facebook too big to fail? | Analysis
Internet of Business says
The question ‘Is Facebook to big to fail?’ is on Wall Street's mind, in the wake of a torrid week for...
IoT security: Serious vulnerabilities found in Samsung SmartThings Hub
Cisco's cybersecurity arm Cisco Talos has discovered a number of vulnerabilities in the firmware of Samsung's SmartThings Hub.
The device is designed to be controlled using a...
Ford debuts $4bn driverless division – Uber & Waymo motoring on
Internet of Business says
It's been a big week in the race to develop autonomous vehicles. Waymo, Ford, and Uber have all made positive announcements...
Google unveils enterprise Cloud Services Platform – AI, on-premise options
Picture three American muscle cars parked in the enterprise driveway. One, the largest vehicle, carries the badge ‘AWS’, the second ‘Microsoft Azure’, and the...
IoT security: Why IoT vendors need to listen to disclosure
Ken Munro, partner at Pen Test Partners, explains what to do if you find flaws and security vulnerabilities in an IoT product – and...