Tag: Hackers

Busted - How the Ashley Madison hack shows the importance of your online presence

by on July 25, 2018 5:03 pm
Quick, close your eyes. Think of what you would do if you found out your significant other cheated on you. How would you feel? Wait, actually, open your eyes. This doesn’t work with written media too well. Alright, imagine that your partner was secretly living another life on the internet. Imagine if there was a… Read more Busted - How the Ashley Madison hack shows the importance of your online presence

Keep your friends close and your enemies closer

by on July 28, 2017 1:48 pm
As we collect, store and process more and more data, the internet of things (IoT) gets a bigger role in our lives. Before you know it there is no need to bring your wallet to the groceries store anymore , you can simply use your phone (apple pay, venmo etc). Or even when you arrive… Read more Keep your friends close and your enemies closer

CyberSecurity through the eyes of a hacker

by on July 27, 2017 11:53 am
Hackers are targeting what companies value the most: their intellectual property, their customer data, and their reputation. Attacks are growing more sophisticated and more damaging. What these attacks reveal is that cyber-security efforts have failed and fixing this will require security officers, IT teams and company boards. Companies need to address this issue but with… Read more CyberSecurity through the eyes of a hacker

Trust me, I’m a medically trained device

by on July 26, 2017 11:29 am
On the morning of the 27th of June 2017, Stanford Medicine and Duke University School, welcomed a few volunteers into their offices. Every participant had to sign a consent form before they could collect two devices that will monitor their biomedical stats for the next few years (heartbeat, activity, sleep pattern etc.). The project is… Read more Trust me, I’m a medically trained device

Cybersecurity spring cleaning!

by on July 26, 2017 9:56 am
Cybersecurity is like exercise, we all know we should be doing more of it but most of us do the bare minimum. Guilty! Almost every single one of our speakers to date touched upon a different angle of information cybersecurity. Each underlined the importance of it – from the Government and public service obligation perspective,… Read more Cybersecurity spring cleaning!