BlackBerry Limited has announced that the NATO Communications and Information Agency (NCI Agency) has awarded security accreditation to BlackBerry’s SecuSUITE for Government for global use in official NATO secure communications. The NCI Agency supports communications and work between NATO’s member…
Industry 4.0 – taking connectivity into hyperdrive
Dean Challinor, General Manager at Distec, explores some examples of the many benefits of the fourth industrial revolution in manufacturing. The Internet has provided the platform for a new generation of business models. Tech giants such as Uber, Deliveroo and…
Gov UK offers £200,000 to test security of smart devices
The UK Government has announced that organisations can now apply for up to £200,000 of funding to support research into the cyber security of Internet-connected devices. The initiative has been introduced to attempt to ensure that these connected devices are…
Zeroing in on Cyber Security Awareness Month
October is National Cyber Security Awareness Month, made to encourage industry members to learn about cyber risks. Smarter Technologies discusses. Although no models are truly impenetrable, we’re zeroing in on zero trust architecture as the number one thing your organisation…
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…
Atlas VPN reports: 41% of business cyberattacks are through Cloud servers
Recent changes in IT infrastructure, such as companies’ transition to Cloud solutions – all of which which have been triggered by the rise in remote work – have shifted the focus of cyberattacks. Atlas VPN discusses. According to the data…
Why are hackers interested in IoT devices?
Attacks on assets connected to the IoT more than doubled last year, topping 1.5 billion. Liam Tran, Applications & Development Engineer at Anders Electronics explains why hackers target IoT devices and what can be done to prevent their attacks. Clearly,…
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…
Risky business: SMEs’ use of customer data
For small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in the UK, customer data and cybersecurity are often paramount to success. And with the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic affecting how businesses operate and interact with their customers, keeping data safe has never been so…
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…
