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Five bad online security habits to give up in 2017
The issue of cyber security is more in the media now than ever before. A series of hacks on large national and global companies has highlighted two factors: cyber criminals are becoming more effective...
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The 5 most innovative security products launched at CES 2017
In 2015 we highlighted biometric vests for children, the smart bike pedal that combats cycle theft and the Sony SmartEye, which can turn any glasses into a CCTV camera. And last year we flagged the...
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CES 2017: first “enterprise-grade complete solution” for IoT data security...
Fortress Cyber Security has launched Fortress UTM, a residential unified threat management (UTM) appliance, at CES 2017. Securing both computers and internet of things (IoT) systems, it’s the first...
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The smart buildings report 2017: installed base, benefits and challenges,...
The smart buildings report 2017 IFSEC Global recently polled hundreds of professionals involved in the building supply chain and management of commercial premises to understand the changing ‘smart...
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Applying deep learning to cyber security: Q&A with Deep Instinct CEO Guy Caspi
Deep Instinct is the first company to apply deep learning to cyber security. Guy Caspi, the Israel-founded company’s CEO, spoke to SecuritySolutionsWatch.com about the complexities of deep learning and...
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Ukraine power outages blamed on malware infection: the lessons to learn
You may have read news stories over the New Year’s break about hackers causing power outages in Ukraine, using malware as their primary toolkit for attack. Ars Technica went as far as to lead with the...
View Article39% of buyers of IoT tech fail to protect smart buildings against cyber attack
Almost four in 10 (39%) buyers of smart building tech admit to not taking steps to safeguard installations against hackers, a survey has revealed. Conducted by the Electrical Contractors’ Association...
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Applying deep learning to cyber security: Q&A with Deep Instinct CEO Guy Caspi
Deep Instinct is the first company to apply deep learning to cyber security. Guy Caspi, the Israel-founded company’s CEO, spoke to SecuritySolutionsWatch.com about the complexities of deep learning and...
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Ukraine power outages blamed on malware infection: the lessons to learn
You may have read news stories over the New Year’s break about hackers causing power outages in Ukraine, using malware as their primary toolkit for attack. Ars Technica went as far as to lead with the...
View Article39% of buyers of IoT tech fail to protect smart buildings against cyber attack
Almost four in 10 (39%) buyers of smart building tech admit to not taking steps to safeguard installations against hackers, a survey has revealed. Conducted by the Electrical Contractors’ Association...
View ArticleGoodbye passwords, hello heart monitoring? How doctors might one day check...
The electrical activity of the heart is being investigated as a potential form of verification by researchers. Each person possesses a unique electrocardiograph (ECG), which the researchers believe...
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“Bad data + biased algorithms = big delusion,” says David Venable
Former US National Security Agency (NSA) intelligence officer David Venable has extensive experience in computer network exploitation and cryptography, among other cybersecurity disciplines. Now VP of...
View ArticleSoaring cybercrime and 40% jump in violence against staff fuels latest rise...
Rising cybercrime and a dramatic increase in violence against staff have driven another rise in retail crime, according to figures from the British Retail Consortium (BRC). The latest BRC Crime Survey...
View ArticleVC-financed cybersecurity firms are conjuring exaggerated stories of...
Cybersecurity firms are exaggerating the threat posed by hackers to win custom, Dr Ian Levy, technical director of the UK’s National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC), has suggested. Speaking to the Usenix...
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Radiation-blocking underwear and 18 other bizarre smart ‘things’ that could...
No object, however mundane, cannot be improved with a computer chip: this seems to be the philosophy driving development of smart ‘things’ in the smart home arena. It was partly this scattergun...
View ArticleHotel pays bitcoin ransom after guests are locked out of rooms by ransomware...
A four-star Austrian hotel has paid hackers a ransom to free its systems from ransomware infection after guests were locked out of their rooms. The Seehotel Jägerwirt hotel in the skining resort of...
View ArticleQueen opens National Cyber Security Centre with UK hit by 60 serious...
A new cyber defence centre opened by the Queen today is tasked with making the UK more resilient against cyber-attack. The National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) will offer advice to both citizens and...
View ArticleHackers could disable smart lighting grids across entire cities, warns Fujitsu
Businesses have been urged to redouble efforts to boost their cybersecurity resilience with hackers becoming increasingly sophisticated. Fujitsu’s Threat Predictions Report 2017 has warned that hackers...
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Hacked ‘smart teddy’ database of two million personal voice messages lacked...
‘Smart’ teddy bears are the latest internet-connected ‘thing’ to be breached with apparent ease by hackers. A database containing two million personal voice messages – which are are recorded via an app...
View ArticleConsumers bank online regardless of cyber security risks, finds new research
Though nearly 12 million people have been victims of financial cybercrime in the UK, consumers will continue to bank online even if they believe they risk becoming victims, according to the study by...
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