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Vulnerability discovered in safety controller configuration software
Gjoko Krstic, an Applied Risk researcher, has discovered a vulnerability in Pilz PNOZmulti Configurator software that allows a local attacker to read sensitive data in …

Sharp rise in email and social media hacking in the UK
Police forces across the UK are coming under increasing pressure to launch criminal investigations into incidents of social media and computer hacking, according to a new …

Making it harder for attackers to know when a system begins to deceive a bad actor
Can you deceive a deceiver? That’s the question that computer scientists at Binghamton University, State University of New York have recently been exploring. Assistant …

Best practice methodology for industrial network security: SEC-OT
Secure Operations Technology (SEC-OT) is a methodology and collection of best practices inspired by a decade of experience working with secure industrial sites. The SEC-OT …

What cloud platforms are DevOps professionals being asked to understand?
Cloud Academy released its November 2018 Data Report revealing trends and shifts in the cloud computing industry. The world is trending multi-cloud Multi-cloud has become …

IIoT technologies integration creates expansion opportunities in the industrial cybersecurity industry
High penetration of Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) technology in critical infrastructure and the manufacturing sector has resulted in a growing number of potential …

Week in review: Marriott data breach, GDPR’s impact, HITBSecConf2018 Dubai
Here’s an overview of some of last week’s most interesting news and articles: The fundamentals of network security and cybersecurity hygiene The two fundamental …

The fundamentals of network security and cybersecurity hygiene
Infrastructure and network security The two fundamental building blocks to ensuring that your data is secure are physical infrastructure and network security. Understanding …

Blind spots and how to see them: Observability in a serverless environment
Companies embracing DevOps and cloud to fuel digital transformation are increasingly turning to serverless computing, also known as ‘functions-as-a-service’ (FaaS), to shift …

Is security the real stuff of nightmares?
The Chief Information Security Officer role (CISO), is the most senior cyber security role in any organisation, and the role has developed rapidly in recent years under the …

Keeping data swamps clean for ongoing GDPR compliance
The increased affordability and accessibility of data storage over recent years can be both a benefit and a challenge for businesses. While the ability to stockpile huge …

7 trends driving enterprise IT transformation in 2019
Enabling the business outcome in a ‘Real-Time’ enterprise environment is the next challenge for global brands and government agencies in 2019. Tech companies will need to …
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