Tiny loopholes that can wreak havoc
Pentesters only need a tiny loophole to gain access to the victim's network and discover and exploit further vulnerabilities. Companies who commission pentesters understandably do not publish any...
Easing Hospitals' Mobile Data Security Worries
Mobile communications devices are transforming healthcare services worldwide. Whether helping front line staff to share electronic medical records (EMR), deliver more timely diagnoses through remote...
Naivety, absurdity or just plain and understandable frustration? Why do we not learn from our mistakes in cybersecurity?
More than half of all users active on the Internet (55%) have been affected by fraud, according to a study by FICO. But this has by no means led to better security precautions and increased awareness....
ISPs make a play for control of data privacy
Forget Facebook, forget Google, forget Amazon – privacy defenders they most certainly are not, but their transgressions may prove to be nothing compared to the privacy threat currently posed by the...
New threats posed by closing the gap between IT and OT
The gap between office Information Technology (IT) and Operational Technology (OT) −everything that networks, controls and evaluates machines in industrial environments − has been closing for some...
Connecting IIoT Security and Remote Access to Bridge the Gap Between Operational IT and Product/Production IT
In many industries, technology is developing faster than the ability to secure it. As the Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) permeates finance, retail, logistics, telecommunications, and healthcare...
Summer, sun and hackers – Tips for avoiding IT security risks on holiday
If you feel great after your holiday but find your bank account empty, perhaps the shopping trip on the Via Monte Napoleone went a little too far. But if you are not the culprit, cybercriminals may...
Retailers must balance data privacy with personalization
The retail industry is increasingly moving online. In its figures for 2017, the U.S. Census Bureau cited national online retail sales at $119 billion. Meanwhile, the Facebook privacy scandal has...
Encryption is essential
The fact that information and IT security has attracted a lot of attention in mainstream media in recent years is a positive development. The more often we hear about something, the greater our...
Protecting Industrial Intelligence Against Attacks
In recent years, many of the world’s isolated industrial control systems (ICS) in manufacturing and critical infrastructure have been joined with information technology (IT) networks. There are clear...