Global market for smart city platforms expected to reach $755 million by 2027
Driven by Internet of Things (IoT) deployments, as well as other smart technologies, smart city platforms provide the integrated capability to coordinate data, applications, …
Advantech WebAccess RCE flaw still exploitable, exploit code available
A vulnerability in Advantech WebAccess, a web browser-based software package for human-machine interfaces (HMI) and supervisory control and data acquisition (SCADA) systems, …
British Airways breach was effected by Magecart attackers
The British Airways breach was the work of a well-known criminal group dubbed Magecart, which managed to put payment card skimming code on the company’s website, says …
How internal dysfunction puts your network at risk
IDG polled 200 network and cybersecurity professionals across the U.S. & Canada, and found almost inevitable consequences for organizations where network and …
Many adults want to reskill for cybersecurity careers
A new survey from Champlain College Online shows that not only are the majority of Americans concerned about cybersecurity threats, but many are willing to consider returning …
A case for more accessible cybersecurity
If you’re a part of the infosec community, you’re likely all too familiar with the frantic calls, text messages and emails we receive from our friends and family …
What can we do to reverse the cybersecurity skills shortage?
An ever widening cybersecurity skills gap is making comprehensive cyber security protection – based on a combination of the latest tools and internal expertise – …
Election infrastructure security: Should we use Internet voting?
To protect the integrity and security of U.S. elections, all local, state, and federal elections should be conducted using human-readable paper ballots by the 2020 …
Verizon details breaches they were called in to investigate
If at all possible, organizations like to keep details of the breaches they suffered under wraps, mostly to safeguard their reputation and to minimize legal trouble. As …
APIs: The Trojan horses of security
At the moment, within the cybersecurity industry the emphasis tends to be on securing networks with perimeter-based protection, however, leaving an application endpoint …
September Patch Tuesday forecast: Evaluate third-party updates alongside Microsoft release
There’s some good and some bad news for the Patch Tuesday forecast this month. The good news is a number of vendors have just released last week, clearing the slate for what …
A closer look at the IT/OT landscape for infosec professionals
The challenge for modern cyber security engineers working in the OT/ICS area involves modernizing the weak or missing protection controls in existing infrastructure toward …