Tag: Security

Barriers of cloud computing - why for some use cases the public cloud is not beneficial (yet).

by on July 8, 2018 1:41 pm
The worldwide cloud IT infrastructure is changing: More and more businesses decide to shift their private IT infrastructure towards the public cloud (IDC, 2016). Promoted by the market leaders AWS, Microsoft Azure, Google and IBM, the public cloud seems to significantly gain in importance. Advantages like agility, pay-as-use pricing and availability levels of almost hundred… Read more Barriers of cloud computing - why for some use cases the public cloud is not beneficial (yet).

Spear Phishing

by on July 28, 2017 8:45 pm
PHISHING EMAILS. We’ve all had them. “Enter your bank details at *insert link here* for a tax rebate/PPI claim/windfall from your long lost great-great-uncle’s savings. We are become more and more aware of these attempts to rob us, especially now that millenials, who are wiser to these threats, are starting to become so prevalent in… Read more Spear Phishing

Where is the Line Between Cybercrime and Cyberwar?

by on July 28, 2017 10:42 am
On April 27, 2007, Estonia began relocating the “Bronze Soldier of Tallin”, a Soviet-era monument commemorating Soviet soldiers killed while liberating Tallin from Nazi occupation, from its original location to an Estonian military cemetery. The Russian government strongly condemned plans for moving the statue. Beginning that same day, Estonia experienced a widespread and coordinated cyberattack… Read more Where is the Line Between Cybercrime and Cyberwar?

Precious Loot: Healthcare Data

by on July 28, 2017 10:25 am
In February 2015, the US health insurance Anthem Blue Cross announced the biggest data breach in the healthcare sector, even to this day. [1] Almost 80 million company records had been stolen. The hackers gained access to highly sensitive data like Social Security Numbers, birthdates and addresses. The Anthem case represents the tenacity that hackers… Read more Precious Loot: Healthcare Data

Cybersecurity and Wearables

by on July 28, 2017 7:04 am
What Is Cybersecurity? Cybersecurity is the body of technologies, processes and practices designed to protect networks, computers, programs and data from attack, damage or unauthorised access [1]. With continuously evolving technology, threats are advancing faster than the cybersecurity advancements being made. Cybercriminals aim to exploit weaknesses within a system, and this has turned cybercrime into… Read more Cybersecurity and Wearables

IoT devices and DDoS attacks

by on July 26, 2017 11:35 am
Last Friday, Steve Herrod, Managing Director of General Catalyst, warned us about the dangers of the lack of security of the Internet of Things (IoT), namely all the poorly secured devices which are part of it. Indeed, hackers can hijack most of these devices, and then to turn this Internet of Things into a real… Read more IoT devices and DDoS attacks

Hardware Level Security

by on July 25, 2017 9:00 am
In this week’s lecture, Dr. Stephen Herrod mentioned the importance of cyber-security. Data storage is sensitive, and security of that data is very important. In addition, more and more data is being stored online including health records, etc. Stephen also mentioned how cyber attacks are becoming more sophisticated by using massive public cloud resources, hijacking the internet of things to create… Read more Hardware Level Security

Let’s Go Smart and Forget The Rest?

by on July 21, 2017 11:50 am
No doubt more and more things will be connected to the Internet. The result is more data, and a lot more data. According to a report by Mckinsey, the number of Internet of Things (IoT) devices would increase to 30 billion by 2020. Wide-ranging applications of IoT are being developed, it will change the way… Read more Let’s Go Smart and Forget The Rest?

Internet of Things, Are we Safe?

by on July 21, 2017 2:33 am
Last week we had a class on Internet of Things and one of the topics that interests me is what is the future of Iot in security and how it will affect our privacy and personal space. So I decided to go deeper into the topic to explore some of the safety aspects of the… Read more Internet of Things, Are we Safe?

Challenges and issues raised by the IoT

by on July 20, 2017 7:09 pm
The Internet of things is a buzz word which has been written about extensively. One could, however, define IoT as follows: “A network of Internet-connected objects able to collect and exchange data using embedded sensors” [1]. Its possible impact is global. It could affect countless industries (defence, agriculture, healthcare, connected home…) and devices (thermostats, kitchens,… Read more Challenges and issues raised by the IoT