Europe’s Smart Cities Put Citizens’ Privacy First
For more than a decade, public authorities around the world have been quietly adding many thousands of remote digital sensors to urban infrastructures. Consequently, all kinds of civic amenities from...
What "state of the art" means in IT security today
State-of-the-art is an expression used frequently but what does it mean? It is intended to express that current technology is being used but this implicitly excludes visionary technology. Often the...
The Spy in Your Pocket
From apps that know our every move, to cookies that track each browsing session and large scale social media privacy breaches – our smartphones are constantly spying on us. These days, most people...
The dawn of a new era – taking responsibility for the security of our own data
IT professionals often face different attitudes to IT security. Private individuals, even if they are occasionally in the public interest, generally believe that they "have nothing to hide" and that...
Industry Perspectives: The Convergence of IT and OT Enhances Security for the Industrial Internet of Things
Traditionally, information technology (IT) and operational technology (OT) have played separate roles within organizations. Now, with the emergence of the Industrial Internet of Things and the...
The difference between awareness and action
Do you remember Equifax? Maybe in combination with the word "hack"? The Equifax hack in September 2017 was one of the most momentous attacks in recent history. The hackers stole about 143 million...
People’s Online Privacy Protection Matters
The pressure on social media companies to ensure better privacy protection for users looks set to become a recurring hot button in 2019. News of data leaks and information breaches continue to dog...
Cloud Swings Pendulum Back to IPsec
A spate of scandals involving large scale data breaches together with increased Internet surveillance by governments has substantially raised business and consumer concerns over online privacy....
Cybersecurity in 2019
It's that time of the year again for analysts and security product vendors to look into their crystal balls and make their forecasts for next years trends in cybersecurity. Predicting the future has...
The Worst Data Breaches of 2018
Data is one of the most significant assets in the hands of the corporations in this information technology era. Therefore, a data breach has serious effects on any business. 2018 has seen an increase...