“Please don’t do this. Please!” Seven ways to hack a fleet of connected vehicles
FacebookTwitterLinkedinemailA recent report from Consumer Watchdog in the US about connected cars as “killing machines” – on the grounds their systems can be hacked, leading to terrorist-style attacks on critical …
Call for ‘kill switches’ in connected cars, as fears rise of 9/11-style cyber-attack
FacebookTwitterLinkedinemailA coordinated cyber-attack on connected cars in the US could case thousands of deaths and cripple national infrastructure, according to a new report from Consumer Watchdog, which goes so far …
Mayors push US government for protection against smart-city cyber-attacks
FacebookTwitterLinkedinemailUS mayors have signed a new resolution on data protection to push the US government to bring greater protection against the risks of cyberattacks on edge sensors associated with the …
In plain sight – how smart homes risk enterprise IoT, and why nothing is being done (Reader Forum)
FacebookTwitterLinkedinemailWith the rise of connected devices in homes and offices spiralling upwards, Paul Hague, chief executive at UK cybersecurity firm BlackDice, says enterprises are letting vulnerable home devices onto their …
No excuses, reflects industry, after trio of Florida cities are hacked and held to ransom
FacebookTwitterLinkedinemailThere should be few excuses for cyber attacks, and the buck stops with senior managers for failing to prevent and minimise their impact, even as the volume of connected ‘things’ …
No excuses, reflects industry, after trio of Florida cities are hacked and held to ransom
FacebookTwitterLinkedinemailThere should be few excuses for cyber attacks, and the buck stops with senior managers for failing to prevent and minimise their impact, even as the volume of connected ‘things’ …
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 …
