Mobile Banking Apps: How Safe are They?
Very soon, paying a visit to your local branch to pay bills or make deposits could be a thing of the past. According to KPMG, the number of mobile banking users globally is forecast to double to 1.8 billion over the next four years.
BSI drafts Internet of Things security recommendations
At last, influential policymakers are slowly becoming aware of the damages unsecured IoT devices can cause. Recent attacks on high profile targets, exploiting cameras and routers, have attracted a lot of attention. Some of the issues will not likely be solved until manufacturers ...
The dark side of remote maintenance
Another first for 2016: at the weekend, another unprecedented event occurred which left significant numbers of Deutsche Telekom customers with difficulties accessing the internet or no internet access at all. As is now widely known, the outage was caused by a malicious attack
VPN and Bitcoin: A Cloak of Invisibility for Shoppers of Digital Goods
This year, the total value of Bitcoin transactions is expected to exceed $92bn – up around 240% from under $27bn in 2015. Users hide their identity behind nicknames and alias addresses which raise a common misconception that Bitcoin is a tool for privacy.
Making IIoT Security More Robust
The Christmas season is upon us and retailers are excitedly stocking their shelves. Once again, Internet-connected consumer gadgets, or Internet of Things (IoT) devices, are expected to be among the best-sellers this year.
IT security in the health sector
More and more devices in doctor’s offices and hospitals are connected to networks. Diagnoses and therapies are now stored digitally at hospitals, laboratory reports are transmitted over the internet and hospitals and health insurance companies communicate digitally.
