Protecting Industrial Intelligence Against Attacks
In recent years, many of the world’s isolated industrial control systems (ICS) in manufacturing and critical infrastructure have been joined with information technology (IT) networks.
2018
Another day, another GDPR mail
The world didn’t stop turning on May 25 when the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) came into force, despite the mass panic among many companies, as if they had just seen an intercity speeding away from the platform.
Business travelers should fly under the radar
Thanks to the constant availability of today’s mobile network coverage and public Wi-Fi hotspots, we tend to take connectivity for granted. Our smartphones and mobile devices are with us wherever we go and, just like our house keys or bank cards, we would not dream of traveling ...
Can Governments be trusted to keep our data private?
Governments and state agencies everywhere would like us to believe that our personal data is safe in their hands. They say this information is vital. Without it, they claim, it would be impossible to make the everyday services we depend on - from local community resources to ...
Smart cities – Big data meets Big Brother
Smart Cities are evolving at a phenomenal pace. Not so long ago, smart city initiatives were little more than a series of discrete pilot projects. Now, public officials worldwide have latched on to digital technology as a cure for all kinds of urban improvements – from waste ...
WebAuthn – The next nail in the coffin for usernames and passwords
It's a lingering death, but at some point the last username/password combination will be entered. This is a good thing, because one data breach after another shows that neither the private sector nor public institutions can adequately protect personal data.