Cyber Security

The Royal family’s official website was forced offline after being targeted in a cyber attack for which Russian hackers have claimed responsibility.

The cyber industry is booming, with exponential growth that shows no signs of slowing down – but despite this remarkable surge, a gender gap persists in the field.

Last year, fraudsters across the UK stole over £1.2 billion through authorised and unauthorised fraud. 

Congatec, a vendor of embedded and edge computing technology, has announced the launch of its latest SMARC module 2.1 Computer-on-Modules based on Texas Instruments Jacinto 7 TDA4x or DRA8x processors.

Sony has been involved in a ransomware attack by Ransomedvc. If confirmed by Sony, this will be the second ransomware attack on the company in a matter of months.

Codasip, the specialist in RISC-V Custom Compute, and Verilock, a US-based hardware security company, have entered into an agreement for Codasip to exclusively provide its ASIC customers with future-proof security technology from Verilock.

Since the first embedded systems connected to the internet, the need to secure them and encrypt the data communicated has become paramount. Today, the array of methods available to adversaries continues to grow. 

85% of cyber leaders believe that AI will outpace cyber defences, according to new research from RiverSafe, a cybersecurity professional services provider.

According to the Adroit Market Research, the global intelligent electronic devices market was valued at $12.80 billion in 2021 and by 2030, this market is expected to have grown to $22.87 billion, with a CAGR of 6.81%.

Logpoint announced a partnership with METCLOUD in the UK to address fundamental cybersecurity challenges for organisations as the threat landscape worsens and cybersecurity expertise becomes increasingly scarce.