30 May 2022 – In April 2017 Stoke-on-Trent City Council formed a strategic collaboration with Siemens to develop a series of energy-saving projects as part of the council’s plans to dramatically decrease carbon emissions, increase the use of renewable energy and reduce costs. As the lead technical partner, boosted by several local partnerships, Siemens entered discussions to investigate ways of improving the energy performance of the local authority’s buildings over a five-year period. (more…)
May 30, 2022
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San Jose, California – Fore Scout Technologies , a specialist in automated cybersecurity, announced the launch of a new threat hunting service, Fore Scout Frontline . did. Leverage a team of highly trained cybersecurity analysts to support your cybersecurity team by proactively identifying risks, accelerating incident response, and maturing your security posture. Fore Scouts provide this service free of charge to organisations that lack the internal resources and visibility to protect against cybersecurity attacks such as ransomware and advanced and ongoing threats (APT). (more…)
May 27, 2022
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With the acquisition of STEMO, one of the Bulgarian ICT companies, A1 Telekom Austria Group has continued to pursue its strategy, by expanding its scope through targeted, value-enhancing acquisitions. Continuous growth guarantees A1 Telekom Austria Group to become an even more relevant player in the CEE area. (more…)
May 26, 2022
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Worryingly, drivers of connected vehicles may not control their car, says Julia O’Toole, founder of security company MyCena. All the vehicles’ internet-facing communications are entry points to hijack your car or tamper with signals; it’s a serious matter for the auto industry. Julia insists no one needs to know a password – ever. Plus the first factor in multi-factor authentication can be a weak, reused, phished, shared or stolen password – it has zero security. Fortunately, Jeremy Cowan hears that Ancient Greece holds a solution. And waste chip oil may be the answer for EVs in the Australian Outback. We are NOT making this up!
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If you want advice on how to protect your organisation from Insider Threats go to the top as we did. In the latest Trending Tech Podcast, Eric Chilton, retired Special Agent in Charge of the USA’s Defense Counterintelligence & Security Agency outlines the key threats. And Ed Finegold, Chicago-based Tech Author & Analyst, discusses new research showing the scale of the cyber security problem facing every business today. You may be shocked, as host Jeremy Cowan was, at the range of threats, how long they go undetected, and the cost to unprotected businesses. Listen now to start protecting your organisation.
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Deepfakes? Aren’t they a bit Mission Impossible? Well, apparently not, as we hear from Dr. Nikolay Gaubitch at US-based network security specialists, Pindrop. In the latest Trending Tech Podcast, he says fraudsters have already used the AI-based technology with partial success in a $35 million bank fraud attempt in Dubai. This could become a common story if service providers don’t take preventive measures. And even fraudsters have been affected by Covid-led delays at contact centres. Now that’s a shame, says Jeremy Cowan, editorial director of IoT Now and The Evolving Enterprise! So hackers are bypassing the centres altogether. Plus, the Trending Tech Podcast tells how Google Maps helped catch a mafia boss on the run for 20 years.
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IEEE senior member and Professor of Cybersecurity, Kevin Curran discusses the lack of protection from ransomware, but tells us how Zero Trust Architecture can build stronger protection for businesses with remote and in-office staff. If all else fails, says podcast host, Jeremy Cowan, buy yourself a nuclear bunker in Arizona. Proposed uses include a porn studio, growing medical marijuana, and escaping cosmic ray bit flips. Just $400k.
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Sunnyvale, California – Quanergy Systems, Inc., a provider of LiDAR sensors and smart 3D solutions, announced that Audio Technology has selected Quanergy to provide perimetre intrusion detection to reduce false alarms, provide real-time tracking and classification, all while working under any lighting conditions. (more…)
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San Jose, California, USA – It is well-reported that the pandemic caused a spike in cyberattacks, including malware, ransomware and DDoS attacks. Threat actors have sought to disrupt not only services people rely on everyday like healthcare, education and financial but also critical infrastructure, like food supply chains, utilities and government agencies. (more…)
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London, UK., 24 May 2022 – Synopsys, Inc., a recognised specialist in application security, has entered into a distribution agreement with Arrow Electronics, a Fortune 102 value-added distributor, to offer Synopsys Software Integrity Group‘s portfolio of application security testing solutions to security resellers throughout North America. (more…)
May 25, 2022
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