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Earlier this week, Jann Horn of Google’s Project Zero published a detailed blog post titled “Reading privileged memory with a side-channel.” The post confirmed that CPU data cache timing can be exploited to efficiently leak information out of mis-speculated execution. This could lead to – at worst – arbitrary virtual memory read vulnerabilities across local security boundaries in various contexts.   Put simply, the above-mentioned security issue could allow cyber criminals to steal the entire...

Viruses and malicious software both top the list of common computer threats in the 21st century, but we can't lose focus of one of the more traditional dangers: hacking. A criminal art form that once required hours of scanning computer code and immense knowledge of networking infrastructure is now accessible to nearly anyone with a few hours of spare time and an Internet connection — and companies and consumers are paying the price. But some...

Headquartered in London, with R&D facilities, manufacturing plants and data centers all over the world, Telit is a global leader in Internet of Things (IoT) deployment. The company, which employs 1,100 people across 42 sites, helps reduce both time to market and the costs, risks and complexities associated with deploying IoT services through industries and vertical markets. The key to ensuring its customers’ success centers around Telit’s four core values; business scalability, ease of integration,...

A computer hacker, who carried out a sustained attack on the UK’s national research and education network (NREN) that disrupted connected organisations for several hours, has avoided jail.   Former student Jack Chappell, 19, from Curtis Road, Stockport, was given a 16-month sentence suspended for two years. He began his attacks in December 2015 and launched further crimes in 2016. Chappell caused large-scale disruption to the Janet Network specifically targeted the Janet network infrastructure, changing...

BlackBerry Limited and Baidu, Inc. announced today that the two companies will collaborate to accelerate the deployment of connected and autonomous vehicle technology for automotive OEMs and suppliers worldwide. The companies have signed a statement of intent to make BlackBerry QNX’s industry-leading ISO26262 ASIL-D certified safety operating system (OS) the foundation for Baidu’s Apollo autonomous driving open platform. Also, BlackBerry and Baidu will work together to integrate Baidu’s CarLife, the leading smartphone integration software for...

The Space Research Centre Board of Trustees has held its first meeting at the United Arab Emirates University (UAEU) campus in Al Ain. The meeting was chaired by H.E Dr. Mohammed Nasser Al Ahbabi, Director General of the UAE Space Agency, and centered around discussions on the current and future plans for the Centre.   Board members also reviewed last year’s achievements and milestones, recent developments in the Centre’s initiatives and projects, as well as...

The end of 2017 is fast approaching. 2018 is set to be a fresh start for many, bringing with it new ideas and opportunities to make this world a more secure and safe place. It also marks the implementation of GDPR, which is set to revolutionise the way our data is stored and protected. Failure to do so means that severe fines will be imposed. While many large organisations might just survive the financial costs...

The financial services industry and public sector are aligned in their concerns about data and system security, with both citing a fear of harmful cyber threats emerging in 2018, according to a new study from digital workplace provider Invotra. The research, conducted among 504 senior IT managers working across public sector and financial organisations, found that 79% of those in the public sector, and 85% of respondents in the financial services sector, consider data and...

University of Plymouth students who have successfully completed the Cyber Security Analyst Degree Apprenticeship pathway will now gain automatic Associate Membership of the Institute of Information Security Professionals (IISP), the not-for-profit body dedicated to raising the standard of professionalism in information security. Plymouth is the first university to be accredited under this new scheme. The IISP has been working closely with the UK Tech Partnership and other industry and academic bodies for several years to...

Bitcoin is a volatile digital currency that gained a lot of news coverage in the past couple of weeks as it topped $11,000 in value. It has since increased further. Many outside the digital world would have ignored this, but those of us inside the tech bubble were tuned in to see the rise of the biggest cryptocurrency. However, there is still a large proportion of the population that does not understand bitcoin. Simply put...