Cyber Security
Security radar screens crowds at Geneva International Motor Show
Apstec Systems has announced that its Human Security Radar (HSR) system will be deployed at the Palexpo Exhibition and Congress Centre in Geneva to improve safety and security for the International Motor Show 2019. According to the company, Asptec’s HSR system is the world’s first fully automatic real time mass people screening solution.
Detecting and defending against complex cross-channel cyber threats
SafeGuard Cyber, the platform for social media and digital risk protection, responding to the defensive needs of government and corporate customers has launched a new detection capability that adds real-time cross-channel analysis to proactive scans across the digital landscape, including deep web sites, the dark web, and the social internet.
Popularity in voice assistants grows despite security concerns
According to new research from reichelt elektronik, voice assistants on devices such as smartphones are being widely used despite 72% being concerned about how their data is collected and used.
Major electricity operator invests in cyber security
Ranking among Europe’s major electricity operators, Energias de Portugal, has completed a strategic investment in the Israel- and US-based cyber security company Sepio Systems. EDP is a vertically integrated utility company that has electricity, gas and renewable energy operations in 16 countries.
Siemens set up a network working against hacker attacks
New Siemens suppliers must comply with minimum binding cyber security requirements, which was introduced step-by-step starting on 15th February, 2019, and anchored in a separate, binding clause in all new contracts. These requirements will apply primarily to suppliers of security-critical components such as software, processors and electronic components for certain types of control units.
Security certification for IoT announced at embedded world
To support widespread deployment of secure IoT solutions based on its Platform Security Architecture (PSA) framework, Arm and its independent security testing lab partners Brightsight, CAICT, Riscure and UL, along with consultants Prove&Run, have announced PSA Certified. At this week’s embedded world exhibition, Electronic Specifier Editor, Joe Bush, caught up with David Maidment, Director, Secure Devices Ecosystem at Arm, to find out m...
Affordable total Internet control by parents for parents
Zyalin Group has released its newest product, iKydz Lite, which provides low cost internet safety for all. Designed with all the simplicity of iKydz’s Total Internet Control on one app, delivered at a price that makes it as affordable as possible for families around the world. Irish firm Zyalin Group is on a mission to help people create a safer internet for their kids.
Big data technology to create cyber security solutions
As cyber crime becomes more sophisticated and even a method of warfare, technologies such as machine learning, Big Data, and blockchain will become prominent. The rise of the Internet of Things (IoT) has opened up numerous points of vulnerabilities, compelling cyber security companies, especially startups, to develop innovative solutions to protect enterprises from emerging threats.
Cloud services under siege from cyber attacks
Provider of service assurance, security, and business analytics, NETSCOUT, released the first findings from its upcoming Worldwide Infrastructure Security Report (WISR), revealing a clear trend of targeted attacks against service provider cloud services. In 2018, 47% of service providers reported distributed denial of service attacks (DDoS) attacks against cloud services, a 14% increase over 2017 and a 22% increase since 2016.
Unix security bolstered with authentication services
Specialist in helping organisations get identity and access management (IAM) right, One Identity, a Quest Software business, has announced the availability of Authentication Services 4.2, a solution that extends the authentication, authorisation and administration of Active Directory (AD) to Unix, Linux and Mac environments.