Cyber Security
Professionals concerned about cyberattacks shutting down operations
Tripwire has announced the results of a survey examining how organisations are addressing industrial control system (ICS) cyber threats. The survey was conducted by Dimensional Research last month, and its respondents included 263 ICS security professionals at energy, manufacturing, chemical, dam, nuclear, water, food, automotive and transportation organisations.
Attacks using IoT devices and Windows SMB escalate in 2019
Cyber criminals upped the intensity of IoT and SMB-related attacks in the first half of 2019, according to a new F-Secure report, ‘Attack Landscape H1 2019’. The report underscores the threats IoT devices face if not properly secured when online, as well as the continued popularity of EternalBlue and related exploits two years after WannaCry.
Cyber security for the new age
We live in exciting times. We’re the generation that grew up watching Sci-Fi heroes do the impossible thanks to clever tech. We’re also the generation that has seen some of the techs become a reality in our own lifetimes. Mobile phones are reminiscent of those old Star Trek communicators, and intelligent machines have now moved from the realm of fiction to fact.
Wanted: Gamers to keep us all safe online
The cyber security industry needs people. Esports is on the rise. The natural aptitudes that make gamers and cyber professionals good at their jobs are incredibly similar. Could the future of our online security come from the exploding world of competitive video gaming?
Ministry of Defence to deploy chatbots for soldiers
The Defence Science and Technology Laboratory (Dstl) is exploring the use of Chatbot digital assistants, utilising artificial intelligence to help tactical military users to rapidly access information in the field. This technology will enable soldiers to have conversations with a text chat interface system to find and discover the data they need to perform their mission.
Meeting the demand for vehicular protection against hostile drones
Addressing the increasing demand for protection of vehicles and convoys against hostile drones, Elbit Systems is introducing ReDrone Vehicular Tactical System, a vehicular configuration of the company’s operational anti-drone protection and neutralisation system.
Key considerations when it comes to designing security devices
In 1880 the first movie cameras were developed by Thomas Edison and William Dickson. The seed for video surveillance had been planted. During World War 2, miniature portable cameras appeared, making covert surveillance possible for the military. Shortly after, Closed Circuit Television (CCTV) was first used in Germany to monitor the launch of V2 rockets. And the rest, as they say, is history. But the history of surveillance is...
UK start-up launches autonomous drone ADDER
UK start-up, FlareBright has launched its latest autonomous drone product, ADDER (Autonomous Delivery Drone Emergency Resupply). ADDER permits accurate and autonomous last-mile resupply to a pinpoint location. It is delivered by air and glides in the last few hundred metres to its target location on the ground. This product uses Artificial Intelligence and complex software to create pinpoint delivery of small packages in all-weather and atmospher...
Shaping connected home security standards
F-Secure has joined Broadband Forum, the communications industry’s organisation focused on accelerating broadband innovation, standards, and ecosystem development, to better serve communication service providers and secure its wireless home offerings better in the battle against ever-increasing cyber threats.
Rockwell Automation joins ISA Global Cybersecurity Alliance
Production facilities can contain thousands of technologies from different vendors. Cyber security threats only need to exploit one of them to steal trade secrets, stop production or even harm workers. To better secure today’s complex and often vulnerable production operations, the ISA Global Cybersecurity Alliance recently announced Rockwell Automation as a founding member.