Press Releases

Cybeats raises seed round of investment led by iNovia Capital to create ‘immune system’ for IoT devices

Cybersecurity company Cybeats, which provides continuous cyber defence solution for Enterprise IoT infrastructure, announced it has raised a seed round of investment from iNovia CapitalMaple Leaf Angels (MLA48 II), and cybersecurity industry insiders Dr. Richard ReinerBrian O’Higgins, and Brian Bourne. (more…)

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January 16, 2018

Posted by: Zenobia Hegde

New channel partner programme created by Tenable with MSSPs to help organisations close ‘cyber exposure gap’

Tenable Inc unveiled a new partner programme, Tenable Assure™, that positions partners to build long-term, consultative relationships with customers, helping them translate raw security data into a metrics-driven program where every business decision factors in Cyber Exposure. (more…)

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August 17, 2017

Posted by: Avadhoot Patil

Connected devices have never been more at risk to attackers

It was because of the growing security risks surrounding these devices last year, says Roland Dobbins, principal engineer at Arbor Networks, that a number of internet criminals were able to weaponise them and as a result, take a number of websites and services offline by launching DDoS (distributed denial of service) attacks. (more…)

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May 9, 2017

Posted by: Avadhoot Patil

Industrial IoT: Walk before you can run

Successful IoT projects are security driven and focused on business needs, says Ben Boswell, UK & Ireland director of World Wide Technology. (more…)

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May 5, 2017

Posted by: Avadhoot Patil

Securing our connected future

In a society where connectivity is everything, our expectations of technology are constantly increasing and changing. It is estimated that there will be 20 billion connected devices by 2020, the data gathered in this IoT era is helping businesses stay relevant, understand their customers more fluently and improve various parts of their lives. (more…)

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January 5, 2017

Posted by: Avadhoot Patil

Transport threats, physical harm and hobby hackers exploiting security vulnerabilities will shape IoT in 2017, says Rapid7

Threats to transportation

Craig Smith, Transportation research lead, Rapid7

We will see malware used to shut-down a major transportation sector. I anticipate that the malware will be intentionally targeted to halt a transportation sector either for the purpose of ransomware, or political gain. (more…)

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December 26, 2016

Posted by: Avadhoot Patil

IoT security: Access comes in all shapes and sizes

While there are many benefits for embracing the mainstream adoption of the Internet of Things (IoT), such as improved efficiencies, cost savings and enhancing customer experience, it can also bring issues of security to the forefront. (more…)

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December 12, 2016

Posted by: Avadhoot Patil

Forget the Internet of Things for a minute, what about the Security of Things?

The Internet of Things (IoT) is well and truly upon us – and will clearly be even more prevalent in the future. Today, says Monica Brink of iland, IoT is already branching out into commercial networks as well as enterprise applications. (more…)

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December 5, 2016

Posted by: Avadhoot Patil

How homeowners can protect themselves from IoT threats – Part One

The possibilities of the IoT (Internet of Things) are truly endless, writes Ralph Goodman is a professional writer and the resident expert on locks and security at the Lock Blog. (more…)

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August 25, 2016

Posted by: George Malim

Bug bounty – what’s in it for business?

Hack the Pentagon, a pilot bug bounty programme launched by the U.S. Department of Defence (DoD) in partnership with HackerOne, was the first-ever federal government-initiated cyber security bug bounty programme, writes Tej Aulakh, a managing consultant at Spirent. (more…)

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July 26, 2016

Posted by: George Malim