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As voice interaction increases, what will security look like in the next 5 years?
Things are getting chatty – everywhere. In Mary Meeker’s recent annual report on the State of the Internet, she dedicated a chunk of it to the liftoff of the voice interface. …

Industry collaborates on automotive cybersecurity best practices
New technology has paved the way for extraordinary advancements in vehicle safety, emissions reduction, and fuel economy. Today’s vehicles do more to keep drivers secure …

Week in review: Pokémon GO, flawed code hooking engines, Ubuntu Forums hacked again
Here’s an overview of some of last week’s most interesting news and articles: Preparing for new EU cybersecurity rules and regulations The Network and Information …

Wi-Fi hack experiment conducted at Republican National Convention site
Avast security researchers conducted a Wi-Fi hack experiment at various locations around the Republican National Convention site in Cleveland to demonstrate how risky it can …

How to secure critical utilities
Over the past few years the issue of cybersecurity and the threat of hackers stealing data has increased tenfold. Not a day goes by without a breach being reported of a …

Cloud shift will affect $1 trillion in IT spending
More than $1 trillion in IT spending will be directly or indirectly affected by the shift to cloud during the next five years, said Gartner, Inc. This will make cloud …

Companies are unprepared to protect key assets
Knowledge assets are confidential information critical to a company’s core business – other than personal information that would trigger notice requirements under …

Andrus Ansip to keynote Borderless Cyber Europe
Today’s digital threats are more numerous and sophisticated than ever. As a result, many in the security industry feel organizations can no longer adequately defend …

Alleged Kickass Torrents owner arrested, site taken down
Artem Vaulin, a 30-year-old Ukrainian that is believed to be the creator and owner of Kickass Torrents, currently the most popular and most visited illegal file-sharing …

Vulnerabilities affecting SAP HANA and SAP Trex put 10,000 customers at risk
Onapsis released new security advisories detailing vulnerabilities in SAP HANA and SAP Trex. Included in the advisories is a critical risk vulnerability that could be used to …

Preparing for new EU cybersecurity rules and regulations
Recently, the European Parliament signed off on its first ever set of cybersecurity rules. The Network and Information Security (NIS) Directive spells the end of more than …

1 in 3 content theft websites expose visitors to malware
A Digital Citizens investigation has found that malware operators and content theft website owners are teaming up to target consumers – with an unexpected assist from …
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