Cyber Security
Grave cyberthreats to the utility infrastructure
The modernisation of utility infrastructures is enabling increased efficiencies and reliability through digitisation, connectivity, and IT-based approaches. Smart cyber assets are transforming both power and water grids, allowing operators to deploy and leverage a new generation of functionality and customer services.
Binary code analysis decompiler increases the reach of CodeSonar
Software development professionals looking to supercharge their development workflows have a new tool, available today. GrammaTech, software assurance tools and cybersecurity solution provider, has announced availability of CodeSonar 5, their latest innovation in advancing static analysis.
Half of Spain’s installed power capacity to be non-hydro renewables
Spain’s total installed power capacity increased from 55.5 gigawatt (GW) in 2000 to 104.4GW in 2017 at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 3.8% between 2000 and 2017, according to GlobalData, a leading data and analytics company. Growth is expected to continue, though at a lower CAGR of 1.8%, between 2018 and 2030, reaching 131.1 GW in 2030.
Powering the security revolution
The worldwide smart home security market is expected to reach $18bn in 2020, with smart security systems becoming increasingly prevalent in people’s homes to protect against intruders, monitor entrances and detect floods. With sensors now dotted around the home, the power requirements of smart security devices have changed from traditional alarm systems, as J.D. DiGiacomandrea, applications engineering manager at global battery manufacturer...
Wales awarded first cyber security centre of excellence
Cardiff University has joined a prestigious list of academic institutions helping to make the UK the safest place to live and work online. As a Centre of Excellence the University will nurture more young talent and foster a pipeline of the next generation of cyber security professionals.
UK universities recognised for excellence in cyber security research
Three UK universities have been recognised as Academic Centres of Excellence in Cyber Security Research (ACE-CSR), highlighting the country is leading the way in cyber security skills. The universities will now join 14 other institutions in a scheme forming part of the Government’s National Cyber Security Strategy.
On the safe side with SecurityBridge
If people, machinery and industrial processes are intelligently linked, these networks are also more susceptible to attack. The Pilz SecurityBridge protects the configurable, safe small controllers PNOZmulti and the automation system PSS 4000 from network-based attacks and unauthorised access.
Encryption techniques protect cloud-based machine learning
A novel encryption method devised by MIT researchers secures data used in online neural networks, without dramatically slowing their runtimes. This approach holds promise for using cloud-based neural networks for medical-image analysis and other applications that use sensitive data. Outsourcing machine learning is a rising trend in industry.
Smart door lock enables users to monitor doors via smartphone
Ultra low power (ULP) RF specialist Nordic Semiconductor has announced that Samsung SDS, a Seoul-based subsidiary of multinational corporation Samsung, has used Nordic's award-winning nRF52832 Bluetooth Low Energy (Bluetooth LE) System-on-Chip (SoC) in its 'SHP-DP930 Smart Doorlock'.
Five ways cybercriminals can abuse MQTT servers to hack smart homes
New research from Avast has found more than 49,000 Message Queueing Telemetry Transport (MQTT) servers publicly visible on the internet due to a misconfigured MQTT protocol. This includes more than 32,000 servers with no password protection, putting them at risk of leaking data.