Security
Macate steps into mobile market with a smartphone enriched with Cyber Security
Macate Group, an American multinational firm which designs, manufactures, and markets mobile communications and media devices with cyber security has announced the launch of the world’s first phone called ‘Genio’ into the mobile space of United Kingdom. Priced at £ 249, Genio will be the first smartphone to be commercially available with Advanced Encryption Standard […]
Qualcomm releases new Fingerprint Sensor Technology for Mobile Security
Qualcomm which is an American multinational semiconductor and telecommunication equipment supplier has unveiled a new Fingerprint Sensor technology to strengthen the security feature in the mobile world. The California-based company claims that the new innovation makes fingerprint scanning and authentication technology for mobile manufactures much easier, as it offers the privilege of embedding the scanner […]
How to run configuration security monitoring scans with Halo
This post was originally published here by leslie devlin. Building off our first configuration security monitoring (CSM) tutorial, today we’re diving into how to run a CSM scan in the Halo interface and examine the results. If you followed the above link, you will notice that our previous explainer video showed you how to clone a […]
Sony to revolutionize Mobile Security technology with Facial Recognition
Facial Recognition, a technology mostly used in the industry of security surveillance will from now on be used as a mobile security feature. Yes, this is possible in near future as Sony has announced that it is developing a facial recognition solution for smartphones which is set to revolutionize the mobile security field in coming […]
A rundown on the top Five Mobile Security Threats
Mobile Security has become a prime concern for IT professionals working for enterprise businesses. The reason, businesses are turning less vigilant when it comes to mobile security while embracing the trend of BYOD. Very recently, Chris Crowley, a security instructor working for SANS Institute offered a rundown on the top mobile security threats lurking behind […]
Poor cloud security practices led to the leak of RNC Voter Database
Cloud Security practiced carelessly is said to have led to the leak of RNC Voter database. A researcher from the UpGuard Cyber Risk team confirmed this news and also stated that the leak could have been prevented if proper cyber security skills were practiced. UpGuard research discovered that Republican National Committee’s voter database info which […]
Traffic Cameras of Victoria hit by WannaCry Ransomware
Victoria Traffic Police Department has made it official yesterday that almost 55 of its speed monitoring and red light cameras were infected by WannaCry Ransomware. The malware flaw was detected last week when the cameras soon started to exhibit an unusual flaw of rebooting on their own for every 30 minutes. The Victorian Department of […]
Increase in Cloud Adoption surges Cloud Security Concerns
Gartner in its latest report has predicted that the cloud security market on a global note will remain strong in coming years. And that will be due to the increase in the market for cloud adoption. On a further note, the world-renowned research firm predicts that the market will reach $5.9 billion USD by 2017, […]
Schools in Florida turn extremely vulnerable to Cyber Attacks
Florida-based School Networks are extremely vulnerable to cyber attacks, says a research study made by United Data Technologies. The Doral-based cyber security firm also confirmed that at least 4 Florida school district networks were hacked by cyber crooks to slip into other sensitive government systems, including state voting systems just before the US 2016 Polls. […]
Do more CISOs mean a greater focus on security concerns?
This post was originally published here by shaane syed. In early 2016 the percentage of enterprise organizations with Chief Information Security Officers (CISOs) in their C-Suites stood at 50%. In early 2017 that number has already leapt to 65%, representing a 30% increase in just a single year. This seems to indicate organizations are truly […]
