The use of AI in fraud detection

AI has rapidly progressed from an undeveloped concept to a highly effective technology with seemingly endless possibilities. Adopting AI technology allows businesses to improve efficiency, functionality, and quality of service through multiple avenues, including effective fraud detection. AI’s potential is…

IEC-62443 compliance and industrial security

– Originally written by Paul Taylor, Business Development Director, Industrial Services at TÜV SÜD – The increasing prevalence of cyber-physical systems has a significant impact on industries worldwide. For manufacturers deploying such machines this new connectivity also translates into a…

REvil ransom seizure: what this attack means for the cyber security sector

– Originally written by Oliver Pinson-Roxburgh, CEO & Co-Founder of Defense.com – Notoriously weaponised by the Russian-led criminal gang of the same name, REvil ransomware has been used against companies, and individuals, around the world for the past few years.…

The cybercrime pandemic: tackling the workplace

– Originally written by Miles Tappin, VP of EMEA at ThreatConnect – As the COVID-19 pandemic gradually begins to ease, another global crisis rages unabated: cybercrime. In the US, the FBI’s cybersecurity in-tray is overflowing, with a 69% increase in…

Cybersecurity ranked in European cities

TechRobot has carried out research on the real-world crime and cyber crime rates of the 36 OECD (Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development) countries, as well as sharing how well informed citizens are about crime. They have also revealed whether…

Enabling the switch to secure remote learning with cloud-based hardware

Lanner, a hardware provider for advanced network appliances and rugged industrial computers, was approached by a customer who was searching for the ideal hardware appliance, capable of supporting the deployment of a K-12 education system. The system would serve millions…

Deployment of gateway security services accelerated from months to weeks

Cyber security provider F-Secure announced a combined offering with KAON Broadband, a source of integrated solutions featuring home network devices and associated revenue-generating services, and Incognito, a leading global provider of broadband service orchestration software solutions. It will deliver a…

Test specification to comply with Consumer IoT security standard

ETSI has released the test specification for the existing ETSI EN 303 645, the consumer IoT security standard. This test specification, ETSI TS 103 701, describes how a conformity assessment is performed in a structured and comprehensive way. This will allow supplier…

Survey shows executives are concerned about network security threats

Nearly eight in ten Americans (77%) believe their company has gaps in its current security tools, according to Lynx Software Technologies (Lynx). Lynx, an innovator in modern platform software technologies, commissioned a survey of 500 Americans in managerial and executive…

Combatting data protection and GDPR issues whilst remote working

Oliver Rowe, managing director of Fusion Communications, explains how businesses can remain GDPR compliant as more employees adopt remote working. The events of the pandemic have reshaped the way many of us work, with remote and flexible working becoming a…