The Facebook-owned social media company sent an email to high-profile users on Wednesday alerting them that a bug in its software may have allowed users’ account data to be accessed.
Law enforcement and security professionals can benefit from the IoT — and not just to watch people more closely. Follow these three steps to prepare for the IoT reality, protect your own vulnerabilities, and find creative solutions to your investigative problems.
- By Danny Boice
- Sep 04, 2017
While our industry is fairly good at anticipating and reacting to new physical security threats, we’ve been very slow to react to the clear and present danger from cybersecurity attacks.
- By Tom Galvin
- Sep 01, 2017
The FDA issued a security advisory, warning that the pacemakers must be recalled on a voluntary basis. The devices are much “smarter” than previous models, opening up the possibilities of being tampered with by cyber criminals.
DJI is not happy with companies denying their products based on security fears.
When it comes to mobile security, pairing biometrics with device authentication is a logical defense against attacks.
- By Michael Lynch
- Aug 28, 2017
In an effort to better compete against Amazon and Microsoft in the cloud computing space, Google will reveal the technical details of its new security feature, the Titan computer chip.
Nearly 50 vulnerabilities have been found in industrial collaborative robots which can be configured enable the robots to spy on their surroundings or cause physical harm to workers
For the second time in a month, HBO has fallen victim to cyber criminals.
The Department of Homeland Security is looking to boost cybersecurity of advanced first responder technology.
The U.S. Army banned the drones after they detected “cyber vulnerabilities.”
Businesses can effectively close the market for ransomware attacks by implementing these three strategies.
- By David Wagner
- Aug 11, 2017
UK firms could face up to £17 million in fines if they fail to protect themselves from hackers.
The UK, nervous about hackers gaining access to moving vehicles, has added strict guidelines to connected cars.
Fraudsters cast their nets wide in the hopes of snagging unaware and unsuspecting consumers who will unwittingly download malicious applications on to their mobile devices which can then be exploited for short or long-term financial gain by cybercriminals.
- By Michael Lynch
- Aug 07, 2017
Internet of Things (IoT) technologies are empowering consumers with products and services they simply couldn’t have imagined a few years ago.
- By Raoul Wijgergangs
- Aug 03, 2017
Can your employees spot a fake email?
It used to be that the most important aspect of implementing an electronic access control system was the simple control of who went where when. Today, the requirements of these sophisticated systems go beyond.
- By Scott Lindley
- Aug 01, 2017
The security of corporate data is critical to the integrity of operations. Yet, everywhere we turn, it seems like another company has become victim to some form of cyber threat, malware or ransomware attack.
- By Francis Lachance
- Aug 01, 2017
Unreleased episodes of HBO shows and Game of Thrones scripts have been leaked as a result of the attack.