ISPs make a play for control of data privacy
Forget Facebook, forget Google, forget Amazon – privacy defenders they most certainly are not, but their transgressions may prove to be nothing compared to the privacy threat currently posed by the leading US Internet Service Providers (ISPs).
New threats posed by closing the gap between IT and OT
The gap between office Information Technology (IT) and Operational Technology (OT) −everything that networks, controls and evaluates machines in industrial environments − has been closing for some time.
In many industries, technology is developing faster than the ability to secure it. As the Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) permeates finance, retail, logistics, telecommunications, and healthcare sectors – enterprises and security professionals are faced with the challenge of ...
Summer, sun and hackers – Tips for avoiding IT security risks on holiday
If you feel great after your holiday but find your bank account empty, perhaps the shopping trip on the Via Monte Napoleone went a little too far. But if you are not the culprit, cybercriminals may have drained your bank account
Retailers must balance data privacy with personalization
The retail industry is increasingly moving online. In its figures for 2017, the U.S. Census Bureau cited national online retail sales at $119 billion. Meanwhile, the Facebook privacy scandal has raised consumer awareness of online data security issues
The fact that information and IT security has attracted a lot of attention in mainstream media in recent years is a positive development. The more often we hear about something, the greater our awareness becomes. Unfortunately this has an unpleasant side effect.
