The developments in the area of cybersecurity are alarming. As the number of smart devices in private households increases, so do the opportunities for cybercriminals to attack, TÜV Rheinland reveals. Uncontrolled access…
Month: February 2020
Tiktok security issues exposed app users to hackers.
Major security issues have been discovered within the hugely popular app TikTok, threatening the safety of users. Researchers at Check Point found multiple vulnerabilities that would allow attackers to manipulate videos…
Google Chrome To Bar HTTP File Downloads
Downloads of files like images may be banned if they use HTTP connections – even if they are available from an HTTPS website. Google Chrome will soon restrict certain files,…
Adversarial artificial intelligence
Cybercriminals are utilising artificial intelligence to launch more effective attacks and it’s time to fight fire with fire, according to Martin Mackay, SVP, EMEA at Proofpoint. Artificial intelligence (AI) has…
Britain should focus more on Russian cyber attacks and fake news than major conflict'
Britain should focus more on Russian cyberattacks and fake news than major conflict, a think tank has warned, ahead of this year’s Defence review. The government’s forthcoming ‘Integrated’ defence, security…
Powerful Cyber Attack Takes Down 25% Of Iranian Internet
Hot on the heels of a “serious” cyber-attack that compromised United Nations servers, and in the same week that the head of the European Central Bank, Christine Lagarde, warned of the global…