Extended Mass Surveillance Increases Pressure to Keep Data Comms Private
Congress has approved a six-year extension of Section 702 of the U.S. surveillance law. This means the continuation of PRISM, the controversial mass surveillance program first exposed by Edward Snowden in 2013, for the foreseeable future.
There are many studies on IT security and depending on the companies behind them and their purpose, the results are always to be treated with caution. But even if the absolute figures leave room for interpretation, comparing the findings of cloud security research make for ...
Protecting Mobile Data Privacy in the Enterprise
The workplace today is dominated by mobile devices. Employee interaction via smartphone or tablet has become second nature. They will very likely use them to check work emails, download files containing customer information or access privileged network content remotely without a ...
Meltdown and Spectre – play down or panic?
Users have long since accepted that software errors can be exploited for digital attacks. In fact, these have become so frequent that only highly critical incidents make the news. Hardware is mostly a different story and not often considered as a security threat.
Keeping Industrial Revolution 4.0’s Treasures Hidden
The growing use of Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) worldwide is in the process of turning the concept of smart factories into reality. The phenomenon has been described by observers as the fourth industrial revolution, or Industry 4.0 for short.
