Cyber Security

  According to new research from Veritas Technologies, while data is quickly becoming recognised as an organisation’s most important digital asset, the majority of the UK companies need to make improvements when it comes to day-to-day management of data.  

  The Internet of Things (IoT) connects millions of devices from huge industrial machines to tiny remote sensors. Yet from one application to another, security requirements vary considerably. To develop customised solutions, Infineon Technologies has initiated the Infineon Security Partner Network (ISPN).

To help engineers and design teams meet the challenges of increasingly connected and complex embedded systems, LDRA has teamed up with QNX and its distributor Direct Insight to present free technical seminars that teach the latest design methodologies and techniques for ensuring safe and secure embedded development.

Critical infrastructures are radically transforming on an unprecedented scale, boosted by a rapid adoption of ‘smart’ operational technologies. Cyber security is a growing part of that evolution. ABI Research, a market-foresight advisory firm, forecasts security spending for the protection of critical infrastructures will hit $125bn globally by 2023.

  Industrial cyber security officials from government and private industry gathered in Houston on Monday 29th October to discuss new ways of countering the rising threats of cyber attack in the energy sector.

Cyber Security Base with F-Secure, a free online course series developed by the University of Helsinki and F-Secure, is now open for its third year. The course series, designed to give students the practical skills and knowledge required for a career in cyber security, exemplifies some of the strategies companies and educators are using to address a global cyber security talent shortage. 

Internet of Things (IoT) sensors, smart meters and integrated cloud services are bringing new considerations for organisations in relation to hackers, cyber security and data protection. Here, Martyn Williams, Managing Director of COPA-DATA UK, explained how software is playing an important role in securing networks of IT and operational technology in the energy industry.

The cyber security provider F-Secure and telecommunications company Elisa have joined forces to simplify how people can secure the internet-connected devices finding their way into homes. Elisa is planning to implement a new internet service that includes routers powered by F-Secure Connected Home Security.

The web security company High-Tech Bridge’s new system uses AI and Big Data to map risks from cyber criminals and threats via its new non-intrusive product, ImmuniWeb Discovery AI. The launch follows the company’s recent research of FT 500 global companies, which revealed that abandoned, shadow and legacy web applications are deemed the top ‘Achilles heel’ because they virtually invalidate corporate cyber security spending...

  A specialist in large scale cryptography and security technologies, exceet Secure Solutions, and NEXIONA, an IoT middleware software company, have reached a technology agreement to introduce a highly secure edge gateway aiming at those customers who require the highest levels of security with complete control of their data.