Security

By Josh Horwitz, COO Enzoic The biometric market is expected to soar to nearly $33 billion by 2022 as the technology is heralded as a bulletproof solution to thwart hackers. Consumers view biometrics favorably as it’s an easy way to log into their accounts, which is helping accelerate its widespread adoption. However, there are inherent risks that should be highlighted. Unlike passwords and other authentication methods, biometrics are static, are not deterministic, are public-facing and...

Immersive Labs, the world's most advanced cyber skills development platform, today integrated the MITRE ATT&CK™ framework, a globally-recognised knowledge base that maps attack phases against specific techniques, into its platform. This makes it the first technology globally to allow organisations to base cyber skills training on MITRE ATT&CK, meaning organisations can map and manage specific people’s skills to actual risks. Traditional cyber training is often based on out-of-date attack methodologies, with the skills learnt quickly...

Radiflow, a leading provider of industrial cybersecurity solutions for industrial automation networks, and Industrial Technology Systems (ITS), a specialist independent systems integrator, today jointly announced that ITS is adding new OT cybersecurity services for preventing business interruption for its process manufacturing customers based on Radiflow’s portfolio of industrial cybersecurity technologies. ITS is a specialist, independent system integration firm in the UK focusing on process control and management information system solutions for regulated industries. The company...

Around 56% of Incident Response (IR) requests processed by Kaspersky security experts in 2018 happened after the affected organisation experienced an attack that had visible consequences such as unauthorised money transfers, workstations encrypted by ransomware and service unavailability. 44% of requests were processed after detection of an attack during an early stage, saving the client from potentially severe consequences. These are among the main findings of Kaspersky’s latest Incident Response Analytics Report. It is often...

By Martin Hodgson, Head of UK and Ireland at Paessler A network is only as secure as the devices connected to it. With each connected device comes increased vulnerability. The modern household is no exception, with the recent explosion of IoT devices in the home creating a potential goldmine for hackers. Scarier still, many of these connected devices on home networks are dangerously unsecured. Even home alarm systems, designed to protect your home from physical...

By David Emm, Principal Security Researcher, Kaspersky Baby monitors, CCTV tools and smart home devices like Amazon Alexa and Google Home are all handy additions to today’s modern home. A quarter of Britons now own one or more smart home devices, and by 2023 every home in the UK is expected to contain at least 50 of them. It is therefore becoming increasingly important for consumers to consider the dangers of IoT devices in their...