Accenture snaps up security outfit Deja vu to combat $5.2 trillion cyber threat
FacebookTwitterLinkedinemailProfessional services company Accenture has bought Seattle-based ‘security-of-things’ company Deja vu Security for an undisclosed fee, as it seeks to ramp up its cyber-security offer in the face of an …
Orange agrees €515m deal for Dutch firm SecureLink to bolster cybersecurity offer
FacebookTwitterLinkedinemailSecureLink is one of the largest independent cybersecurity services providers in Europe, with 660 staff and 14 offices in the region, including in Belgium, Denmark, Germany, the Netherlands, Norway, Sweden, …
UK mulls security ratings and immutable passwords for IoT devices
FacebookTwitterLinkedinemailThe UK government has set out a plan to secure and protect consumer IoT devices from cyber attacks. It is considering a mandatory labelling scheme to rate the security of …
Siemens-led IoT security charter doubles members, puts focus on supply chains
FacebookTwitterLinkedinemailEight further organisations have joined the Charter of Trust for cybersecurity, an initiative launched by Siemens last year to raise security in the internet of things (IoT) market. Membership of …
Oracle execs on IoT revenue opportunities and cybersecurity
FacebookTwitterLinkedinemailMassive IoT means massive cybersecurity implications Support for a massive number of internet of things devices, as well as significantly increased device density, is one of the primary use cases …
AT&T and Ericsson offer to test enterprise IoT devices for cybersecurity flaws
FacebookTwitterLinkedinemailAT&T and Ericsson are offering to test and validate IoT devices to help safeguard against cybersecurity threats. The pair are offering the service through the CTIA’s new cybersecurity certification programme. Devices …
10 key private-sector cybersecurity standards
FacebookTwitterLinkedinemailA previous article in this series discussed government efforts for cybersecurity. This article will give a rundown on some of the major standards development organizations (SDOs) in the area of …
What is the government doing to counter cybercrime?
FacebookTwitterLinkedinemailCountering cybercrime is a daunting challenge, not only because there are so many cybercriminals but also because they are so technically sophisticated. A 2014 ZDNet article stated that organized cybercrime …
Cyber threats to utilities, and what to do about them
FacebookTwitterLinkedinemailThere was a time that physical attacks by one country on another occurred only during open war. In the past few decades, however, cyber attacks on critical infrastructure continue to …
Cyber threats to industrial control systems
FacebookTwitterLinkedinemailIf you want to do real harm to a country attack its infrastructure — utilities, for example — and its economic base — its industry. In the United States both …
