Cyber Security

The Gartner information technology (IT) consultancy firm forecasts that businesses will increase cyber security spending to more than $96bn to protect their proprietary data. The funding is critical as known threats, such as ransomware, give way to new and exotic intrusion programming. This kind of exploit faded rapidly from 70% of all malware payloads to only 5%, only to be replaced by newer exploitation methods.

We all love progress, especially when it comes to our gadgets. Everything from thermostats to grilling equipment is now potentially connected, opening a broad range of functions and opportunities for convenience and pleasure. 

Wannabe hackers looking to dip their toes into online fraud can get their hands on tools to start hacking for around the price of a cup of takeaway coffee, according to the latest Dark Web Market Price Index by Virtual Private Network (VPN) comparison service Top10VPN.com.

Facebook's departing head of security, Alex Stamos, wrote a memo amidst the Cambridge Analytica scandal, calling for Facebook to collect less user data, and re-evaluate the site’s approach to privacy. This memo was published yesterday by BuzzFeed News, here.

We’ve all experienced it: that house or commercial alarm sounding at full volume, causing a nuisance yet nobody taking it seriously because it’s become a common occurrence. One of the biggest challenges for deployment of surveillance/security cameras is the number of false alarms. By Simon Forrest, Director of Connectivity and Connected Home, Imagination Technologies.

The healthcare data breach outlines a new reality. In today’s world, we are beginning to see a new and scary fact, healthcare data has grown its value so much that hackers are now willing to go the extra mile to obtain it.  Author: Olli Jarva, Managing Consultant at Synopsys' Software Integrity Group

The launch of Local SMS Firewall, a fully managed end to end solution which allows operators to protect and optimise their SMS traffic and revenues, has been announced by BICS. The product manages all A2P and P2P activity, filters it for unbillable traffic and provides a clear path to SMS monetisation.

It has been announced that the OPTIGA Trust X is a turnkey security solution which provides robust security to the diverse applications in the Internet of Things, ranging from industrial automation systems and smart homes to consumer devices. 

With remote controlled security operating systems becoming ever more popular, a recent tech development in home security is the ERA DoorCam Smart Home WiFi Video Doorbell. Using a Smartphone app, DoorCam allows householders to view callers and talk to them in real time, whether they’re home or not, aiming to offer convenience, security, and peace of mind.

Protecting customer data should always be a top priority for businesses. But doing so is increasingly extending beyond moral responsibility and taking on the form of legal requirement. Author: Lindsay Boullin, GM Swiftpage International and Global Customer Success Leader