Cybersecurity
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What are the top seven cybersecurity trends to be aware of in 2020? TÜV Rheinland released its seventh annual report on Cybersecurity Trends for 2020. The report is a collaboration between many cybersecurity experts globally, and discusses seven key cybersecurity trends which will be important to be aware of in 2020. These include attacks on smart supply chains,…
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Both the terms, cybersecurity and information security, are associated with the security of computer systems and are often used as synonyms. For those who are not aware of the difference — the definition and understanding of the terms vary a lot and should not be interchangeable as it is done often. Putting it in a…
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Student Loans Company suffered just shy of a million attempted cyberattacks in the last fiscal year. The organisation says that “malicious online activity affects every organisation” and that 99.9% of the recorded attempts in 2017/18 presented an “extremely low level of threat”. The comments, made by an SLC spokesperson during an interview with IT Pro, may…
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Chinese tech giant Huawei is facing a growing backlash overseas, and increased scrutiny of the company is hampering its efforts to dominate emerging fifth-generation network markets. Over the past few weeks, Huawei has faced a landslide of allegations, all of which it has denied. The company’s chief financial officer, Meng Wanzhou, has been released on…
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In yet another data breach, Facebook has revealed that a software bug caused photos of millions of its users being exposed. According to the world’s largest social media network, over 12 days in the month of September, several third-party applications gained access to “broader set of photos than usual.” Facebook said that the bug…
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A Tibetan monk was detained this month in Qinghai on suspicion of sharing politically sensitive content on social media and is being held at an undisclosed location with his current condition unknown, according to a Tibetan human rights group in India. Image: Woechung Gyatso Woechung Gyatso, a monk at the Tsang monastery in the Tsolho Tibetan…
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The Internet, cybersecurity and human rights are on the agenda at the UN next week beginning on Monday, when the Twelfth Internet Governance Forum (IGF) starts its exploration on the evolving digital landscape. Another issue to be discussed at the meeting will be how this 21st century’s digital landscape should be managed. The event takes…
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Donald Trump made a New Year promise to Americans, saying he will take care of cyber attacks from Russia when he takes office. He advised everyone to consider using a courier until the computers are confirmed safe. Trump’s claim that computers are no longer safe comes a few days after experts argued that the White…
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