IoT security is getting worse, not better: researchers
125 new vulnerabilities identified as testing finds popular devices can be readily compromised.
David Braue | 20 Sep | Read more
125 new vulnerabilities identified as testing finds popular devices can be readily compromised.
David Braue | 20 Sep | Read more
This is not the first time I have written about smart technologies and the risks that they can pose but I wanted to narrow the view a little with this particular piece and focus specifically on smart home technology and some risks they pose to you and your families that you may not have considered but really should.
Craig Ford | 23 May | Read more
Increasingly complex populations of medical devices are creating new challenges for healthcare CISOs and their teams that are increasingly assuming responsibility for operational technology (OT) networks, according to an analysis of live healthcare systems that flagged a host of active security problems.
David Braue | 21 May | Read more
I want to do something a little different with this article, I want to take you down the rabbit hole that is IoT and the dark side that is lurking around the corner that I know is going to bare its ugly head at some point in our future.
Craig Ford | 12 Apr | Read more
IoT is the latest buzz topic that is spreading like wildfire, almost everywhere you look someone else is discussing IoT and what it is going to mean for us as a society, the benefits that it can bring but what about the negatives?
Craig Ford | 25 Mar | Read more
Threat intelligence has become a nice-to-have for many vendors seeking to improve their security offerings, but for the executives leading Cisco’s Security Business Group it’s just the framework for a product-development process that is focused on maintaining a consistent, end-to-end network security architecture while supporting all manner of front-facing customer innovation.
David Braue | 06 Mar | Read more
Businesses struggling to understand their privacy exposure and obligations need to adopt a customer-focused ‘privacy engineering’ approach that curates accumulated data not as a technological achievement but as a business asset, the chief privacy officer of Cisco has advised.
David Braue | 06 Mar | Read more
Organisations are leaving themselves exposed by failing to demand adequate security protections when buying new technology, according to a senior Cisco executive who warned that security and networking specialists must work together better to close persistent gaps.
David Braue | 05 Mar | Read more
Businesses wanting to improve their security practice need to reconsider the way they position cybersecurity within their business philosophy, a security analyst has told an audience of security practitioners while warning that the persistence of “terrifying” images of cybersecurity practitioners had challenged the progression of cybersecurity into becoming a mainstream business concern.
David Braue | 05 Mar | Read more
Asia-Pacific companies are struggling more than their global peers to get their heads around cyber fatigue, John Maynard, vice president for global security sales with Cisco, has warned in kicking off the Cybersecurity Innovation Day at this week’s Cisco Live! conference.
David Braue | 05 Mar | Read more
Ongoing and unknown vulnerabilities in third-party systems are making them harder than ever to protect, with nearly three-quarters of Australian businesses citing the weaknesses as a major challenge to security confidence that continues to lag the world.
David Braue | 04 Feb | Read more
Publication of a massive cache of user credentials – relating to 773 million email addresses – was hailed as
David Braue | 21 Jan | Read more
Nearly half of businesses have no way to detect whether their Internet of Things (IoT) devices have been breached by outsiders, according to a new global study that found respondents are looking to government bodies to establish and enforce stronger IoT security guidelines.
David Braue | 16 Jan | Read more
CISOs may want to revisit their mobile device policies in the wake of findings that fully a third of Android-based mobile apps contain security vulnerabilities – and 43 percent of these vulnerabilities are considered critical or high-risk
David Braue | 26 Sep | Read more
Born a year ago to provide a home and support for Australian cybersecurity startups, Cyrise has been accepting applications for its second tranche of participants and has noted a distinctly higher level of maturity, the firm’s CEO said, with startups often presenting with nearly fully-formed products and marketing plans that are ready to go.
David Braue | 17 Sep | Read more