Industry verticals like manufacturing and retail, which have been classified as critical infrastructure, can be especially vulnerable to cyber attacks, IoT Insider learned in a recent conversation with Ashish Khanna, Senior Director at Verizon Business. “A lot of people are…
Bridewell study highlights fears around AI-powered cyber attacks
A recent study by Bridewell, a cyber security services firm, indicates that 76% of the UK’s critical national infrastructure (CNI) organisations have pinpointed the utilisation of AI in fostering cyber threats as a pressing security issue. This notable rise in…
Cato Networks shows insecure network protocols persist
Cato Networks recently released its inaugural Cato CTRL SASE Threat Report for Q1 2024. The report reveals that all surveyed organisations persist in using insecure protocols across their wide access networks (WAN), making it easier for cybercriminals to move across…
GTT expands global network of DDoS scrubbing centres
GTT has announced the expansion of its network of scrubbing centres in partnership with Corero Network Security spanning four continents globally. Scrubbing centres receive network traffic and remove any malicious traffic that may be associated with a DDoS attack, to…
Price is more important than security for smart devices say Brits
BlackBerry Limited has revealed research exposing the cybersecurity risks created by cost-conscious home workers who prioritise security behind price. Despite 77% of smart devices in the home being purchased in the past two years, less than a third (32%) of British home…
Enea’s 2022 IoT trends
Nation states will ramp up mobile cyber-attacks; hyperscalers will mimic Google and introduce powerful proprietary encryption protocols; and new edge clouds could make the last mile vulnerable. These are amongst the major trends Enea has highlighted in a new report…
Cyber fears amidst British Council ransomware attacks
The British Council, the non-departmental public body tasked with connecting people through culture, education and the English language, has admitted to falling victim to two successful ransomware attacks over the past five years, according to official data. The ransomware attacks,…
Department for Education boosts cyber training courses in security revamp
The Department for Education (DfE) overhauled its security investment in the most recent financial year (FY 20-21), by increasing security courses on offer to staff from four to 44. Additionally, course participants surged from just under 7,000 in FY 19-20,…
Nearly half of remote employees engage in risky password behaviour
LastPass by LogMeIn has released findings of its fourth Psychology of Passwords global report, which revealed that while 92% of people know that using the same password or a variation is a risk, 65% still re-use passwords across accounts, drastically…
ETSI releases specifications boosting trustful end-to-end network and service automation
ETSI has announced the release of three major specifications and report developed by its Zero-touch network and Service Management (ZSM) group. ETSI GS ZSM 003, defines end-to-end network slicing management and orchestration architecture blueprint and solutions, and ETSI GS ZSM 009-1 specifies the…
