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ATT&CK for ICS: Knowledge base of techniques used by cyber adversaries
MITRE released an ATT&CK knowledge base of the tactics and techniques that cyber adversaries use when attacking ICS that operate some of the nation’s most critical …

Why the 2020 US presidential election is still vulnerable to foreign interference
With the international political situation becoming increasingly fraught and divisive, it is hard to ignore the shadow of foreign interference looming over electoral …

Smart cities are on the rise, what are the dangers?
A combination of job prospects, local amenities and other attractions is drawing more people to city living than ever before. Indeed, the UN estimates that by 2050 two-thirds …

Trends that will shape the 2020 technology market
In 2020, there will be greater adoption of Continuous Intelligence (CI) technologies, which will elevate IoT data analytics way beyond traditional operational levels and have …

Are you ready for the end of Windows 7 support?
Windows 7 support will end on January 14, 2020. From a security perspective, security patches will not be available. Cynet 360 autonomous breach protection is a good example …

PCs still running Windows 7 will soon be significantly more at risk of ransomware
PCs still running when Windows 7 reaches end of life on the 14th of January will be significantly more at risk of ransomware, Veritas Technologies has warned. According to …

Facial recognition hardware to reach over 800 million devices by 2024
A new report from Juniper Research found that facial recognition hardware, such as Face ID on recent iPhones, will be the fastest growing form of smartphone biometric …

Burner phones are an eavesdropping risk for international travelers
In recent years, burner phones have become an obligatory part of the international business traveler’s toolkit. But though these devices are designed to minimize the amount of …

Data ownership vs. data processing: A moral dilemma?
Work around data seems to never end. Between collection, sharing and use – the burden of this falls onto the shoulders of the CISO, the broadness of which, seems to be …

Modern security product certification best practices
IT security product manufacturers are required to achieve government mandated, standards-based certifications to get their product in market. One of the most common, aptly …

Five cyber risks that will define 2020
2019 was a bad year for data security. By virtually every metric, it was the worst ever. According to the Ponemon Institute’s 2019 Cost of a Data Breach Report, the average …

Automotive cybersecurity incidents doubled in 2019, up 605% since 2016
Upstream Security’s 2020 Automotive Cybersecurity Report shares in-depth insights and statistics gleaned from analyzing 367 publicly reported automotive cyber incidents …
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